How to hide your breast augmentation surgery

I occasionally get this request, especially from professional women or women who work in an office. Breast augmentation, while certainly not fully visible in normal public life, can be noticed after surgery. Immediately after surgery, you may also be quite swollen, and even if you feel ready to work, your total breast size 1 week after surgery will be larger than 4 or 12 weeks after surgery. Here are some helpful tips to minimize your breast augmentation surgery and reduce any potential gossip behind your back.

The most important long-term variable for the outcome of your breast augmentation surgery is choosing the volume that is right for you. In general, a “C” cup is average. A woman with a C cup breast, wearing an unpadded bra and a thin t-shirt, will probably be considered average cup size and proportional to her height, weight, ribcage and hips. If you want to be much larger than the average cup size, like a DD or larger, I don’t think any minimizer bra or compression garment can reduce your cup size enough to make you less noticeable in an office or setting. professional.

Wearing progressively larger padded bras before your operation helps camouflage the fact that you will soon have breast augmentation. Try to give yourself as much time as possible before your actual surgery to do this, and change your pad to a larger size week by week.

Wearing bulky clothing, such as a formal sweater or jacket, also helps with the illusion of fuller breasts. Along with a padded bra, this should also confuse your professional colleagues.

Immediately after surgery, follow your plastic surgeon’s instructions to reduce swelling, such as applying ice, wearing a post-surgical compression bra, elevating your head and sleeping upright to reduce swelling, and walking occasionally. These activities and several others help reduce swelling in the immediate postoperative period.

When you return to work, your surgical or sports bra will be worn to prevent significant movement of the breast implants and help reduce swelling quickly. Check with your plastic surgeon when you are allowed to wear a sports bra, but a sports bra worn after surgery will help reduce swelling.