Keep this checklist handy in the first weeks after surgery to stay on track and spot problems early.
Do
- ✓ Wear your support bra as instructed.
- ✓ Take pain relief as prescribed and keep gently mobile.
- ✓ Sleep on your back, slightly propped.
- ✓ Attend follow-up appointments.
- ✓ Keep wounds clean and follow dressing advice.
Avoid
- ✗ Heavy lifting, strenuous activity and chest exercise until cleared.
- ✗ Driving until comfortable and off strong painkillers.
- ✗ Underwired bras for ~6 weeks.
- ✗ Smoking, which impairs healing.
Seek help if
You develop marked one-sided swelling, increasing redness or pain, fever, or wound discharge — possible haematoma or infection.