Going Into Sea or Pools After A Breast Augmentation Surgery

One of the issues people are curious about breast augmentation surgeries is when you can safely going into sea or a pool after surgery. Although many patients may feel ready to return to their preoperative routine shortly after surgery, it is recommended to wait for the healing of the traumatized tissues and the skin at the incision lines to regain its waterproof properties for swimming. Several factors can be mentioned about this.

First of all, the incision lines should not be put at risk for hygiene. The hygienic condition of the body of water to which the patient will go into is important in order to avoid developing an infection on the incision lines. This poses a more of a risk for stagnant waters such as pools . Bodies of water, which normally would not be a problem for the person to enter, can be a problem for the incision lines that are in the process of healing. Therefore, such activities are not recommended until about one month, until the incision lines have healed sufficiently.

After breast augmentation surgeries, another issue related to the use of pools and and going in the sea is the activity of swimming. The action of swimming is a physical activity that requires upper body and chest muscle movements. In this regard, the plane in which the breast implants are placed during a breast augmentation surgery is an effective element. If the implants are placed under the chest muscle, the time required to be able to swim safely will be slightly longer. In the case of over the muscle or sub-fascial approaches, this time will be less. This period can be about approximately 6-12 weeks.

In relation these matters, another subject oftenly wondered about is when a patient can start tanning after their breast augmentation surgery. The time required to be able to safely tan after a breast augmentation operation is more than the time required to be able to safely enter the sea or pools.

The healing tissues along the incision lines are sensitized and do not tolerate sun exposure well during the healing process. Exposing the incision lines on the skin too early to the sun can damage the healing tissues, which can cause the scars to become reddish and raised. The scars becoming faint and pale, soft and flat are signs that they are more suitable for tanning. It can take up to a year for them to get to this state. It is recommended to use direct sunscreen on the incision lines in the event of sun exposure in any way until the scars have completely healed and matured.