How to Help Someone Recover After Breast Implant Surgery
If you are asked you to help someone recover after breast implant surgery, you can follow these steps as a guide to your duties. As a caretaker, you can do a great deal to ease your friend's discomfort after this specific surgery.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Be sure you have the time available -- probably several days after the surgery itself.
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Help your friend with tasks that involve lifting, bending, or straining. Most doctors prohibit the patient from performing such actions so as to avoid injury to the incisions.
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Learn about how to care for your friend's incisions. Know which medications she must take, how much and how often.
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Learn about the potential complications after this type of surgery (see Resources below). You might be able to spot a problem before it escalates.
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Assist your friend with such activities as dressing and bathing, which may stretch the incision sites and healing scar tissues.
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Be prepared to cook and clean. In addition, be prepared to offer emotional as well as physical support.
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Tips & Warnings
The best way to help a person recovering from breast implant surgery is to be available for two or three days afterward. Even though her pain can be controlled by medication, your friend will certainly benefit from your assistance.
Talk at length with your friend beforehand and ask what she is expecting from you. Speak up if you are uncomfortable with anything. There may be a way around your particular concern, or you may not be the best candidate for the job.
Assisting a friend during her recuperation can be both time-consuming and unpredictable. Everyone reacts differently to surgery, so exactly what you'll have to do can't be known beforehand. Be prepared to do almost everything!
