Monday, December 23, 2013

How To Take Care Of The Body After Going Through Breast Surgery

By Leanne Goff


Women who go through breast surgery should know how to take care of their body after the said procedure. The first thing they should bear in mind is the hiring of a capable caretaker. The employment of the caretaker should be done before going through this procedure. Also, make sure that the caretaker can work for at least 24 hours.

One should take frequent meals. If possible, the person should take recurrent mild meals after the said procedure has been carried out. Try eating a piece of brown bread, spread with peanut butter. The said mild meal can be paired up with various tasty beverages such as coffee, tea, juices, and soups.

It is not recommended for those people who went through this procedure to wear tight-fitting clothes. If possible, the person should choose to wear the easy-to-wear piece of clothing. Uncomplicated clothes are better during this time since one does not have to go through any stress when they are changing clothes.

Pay attention to the kind of bras that people should wear after this procedure. Wearing bras is imperative, though. Pick the right measurement for the kind of bras that one will have to wear. In addition, the person should not wear any padded bras. This might just cause the positive effect of the procedure to lessen.

The person's sleeping posture after the said procedure should be taken into account. The most ideal sleeping posture should be laying straight. However, it should still be fine if the person can lay slightly sideways. What the person should avoid is the position that will put pressure on the chest area of the body.

It is necessary to keep a heating pad nearby. Since most people are recommended to limit their sleeping postures after this procedure has been carried out, it will be inevitable to have some sore spots at their back area. If the person can apply the heating pad on this area, they can relieve the soreness a little bit.

Many women are smoking so one should make sure to stop smoking after this procedure. This is because smoking will have a bad effect on the body. When the person smokes, then the amount of oxygen in the person's blood will be significantly reduced. If the amount of oxygen is low, then the recovery of the tissues will be slow as well.

Another thing that one has to do is to keep a stock of magazines, movies, and books. Remember that they have to be in bed after the said procedure has been carried out. If the person becomes bored, then the magazines, movies, and books will surely be of great help. Do not use those which will make the person laugh a lot, though. It will affect one's pectoral muscle groups.

The person should also be wary when keeping in contact with water. If the person does not want to have the incision to fester and rot, then make sure to avoid having water in it. Bacterial infection is common during after going through proper breast surgery, if one is not careful .




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