WHEN CAN I RETURN TO WORK?
 After your postoperative discomfort has subsided and you have been off pain  medications for 24 hours, you may resume driving. You may work as long as you  are not required to lift over your head or pick up objects which weigh up to ten  pounds.

  DO IMPLANTS EXPIRE?
 Implants are not intended to be permanent. Warranty periods vary, but are usually up to ten years. Many implants require replacement within five to ten years.

  WHEN CAN I LIFT MY CHILD?
 If your child weighs over ten pounds, you should refrain from lifting for two weeks.

  HOW LONG AFTER SURGERY WILL MY BREASTS BE FIRM BEFORE THEY GET SOFT?
 There may be an initial period of breast firmness for a few weeks. As you tissues relax and stretch, softening will progress and your breast will assume a natural contour.

  WILL THE ADDED WEIGHT OF IMPLANTS CAUSE MY BREASTS TO DROP?
  The implants settle and tissues soften with time. Bra support is important.

  WHEN DO I START MY MASSAGE EXERCISE AND FOR HOW LONG?
 You will be shown massage displacement exercises when your sutures are removed. These exercises should be fifteen minutes a day when tolerated and progress to fifteen minutes three times daily for as long as you have your implants.

  WHEN CAN I SHOWER?
 On the first day after surgery. Keep the sutures dry by showering as carefully as possible around the small adhesive strips of bandages and patting the area dry where any sutures are. You can use a hair dryer with no heat to dry the suture area more thoroughly if needed.

  WILL BOTH MY BREASTS LOOK THE SAME?
  There is some natural asymmetry that exists but with careful measurements, both your breasts are more likely to look the same in comparison to each other than they did before surgery. There may be some minor variance, but minor asymmetry usually corrects as the swelling after surgery subsides.

  WILL THE IMPLANTS HELP TO LIFT MY BREASTS UP?
 Implants will cause some lifting. High projection, sometimes called High Profile implants, can cause more of a lifting effect. If you are concerned about drooping of your breasts, you should request the doctor to do an evaluation. A breast lift procedure can be added to an augmentation procedure if it is needed.

  WHAT HAPPENS IF THE IMPLANT RUPTURES?
  If the implants are Saline, then the saline will leak into the compartment area where the implants are located; Saline is a safe naturally occuring fluid that is harmlessly absorbed into the body. A ruptured Saline implant will cause one of your breasts to change in size within a short period of time and is a clear signal that the implant has ruptured and is leaking. Silicone, is not a natural substance and when it leaks out of the implant, it leaks slowly and so may not be noticible for months or years. Silicone is an inert substance and reacts little with the body. There have been reports of local tissue reaction and silicone being absorbed into local lymph nodes due to a leaking silicone implant.