- If instructed to wear a bra or compression bandage, remove it to bathe, but put it back on immediately after.
- Most plastic surgeons will allow patients to shower 24 hours after surgery, but they will request that still water be avoided for 2 weeks after surgery. This includes bath water, swimming pools, hot tubs, whirlpools, lakes, oceans, etc.
- Many patients return back to work and their daily routine within days of the surgery.
