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Step 1
Ask your surgeon. Most breast implant surgeries will take about 1 to 3 hours. The actual time will depend on the particular procedure that he will use to insert your breast implants. His estimation might just include the surgery itself and not the prep and recovery time at the office or hospital.
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Step 2
Talk to former clients. Former clients will be able to give you an actual account of how much time the surgery took. They can tell you how much time was spent in the waiting and in the room in preparation for the surgery. They will also tell you about how much time they spent in recovery before being released to go home.
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Step 3
Consult the Internet for Web sites such as the FDA Web site that discusses why each of the 2 types of breast implant surgery styles have different times (see Resources). There are a lot of sites that are devoted to breast implant surgery, and they have a lot of FAQ to help you. They will be able to answer a lot of your questions and have questions that you never even thought to ask.
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Step 4
Inquire at the medical facility where your breast implant surgery will be taking place. They might be able to tell you how long the surgery takes from the start to the recovery, as they will have rooms that are devoted to your surgery and recovery.
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Step 5
Know what kind of implant procedure you are going to have. Submuscular placement is the placement of the implants underneath the breast and underneath some of the muscle tissue, and this can make the surgery longer. Subglandular placement is the placement of the implants beneath the breast and above the muscle, and this can make the surgery take less time.
