How long does it take to recover from breast surgery?

Breast disease is a disease with a high incidence in recent years. There are many types of breast diseases. Most breast diseases require surgical treatment. Surgery is very important for the recovery of patients with breast diseases, and breast care measures must be taken after surgery. After breast surgery, it is easier to produce fluid accumulation, which is not good for the health of the breast. How long does it take for breast surgery to recover from fluid accumulation?

It takes two weeks to recover from breast surgery. Normally, if a patient develops fluid accumulation after breast surgery, the breast fluid must be punctured and drained, and pressure bandages must be applied to the area where the fluid accumulates. This way, the fluid accumulation after breast surgery can be eliminated as soon as possible. It should be noted that when performing puncture and drainage of fluid accumulation during breast surgery, strict aseptic operation must be followed, attention must be paid to protecting the breast surgical incision, and psychological counseling must be provided to the patient so that the patient cooperates with the treatment, which will be beneficial to the patient's recovery.

Factors causing breast effusion

1. Inadequate postoperative health education

Improper postoperative care or poor patient awareness leads to inadequate postoperative health education, which ultimately leads to patients' lack of relevant knowledge about postoperative rehabilitation. Prematurely moving the shoulder joint on the affected side, such as using the arm on the affected side to support the entire body to sit up from the bed, or accidentally touching the affected area, may cause the wound flap to move, affecting wound healing and increasing subcutaneous fluid accumulation.

2. Subcutaneous blood drainage is not smooth

Because a drainage tube needs to be inserted after breast surgery, drainage may be poor due to bending, blockage or insufficient pressure in the drainage tube, eventually leading to fluid accumulation.

3. The chest strap pressure bandage is too tight or too loose

A pressure pack with appropriate tightness can play a certain auxiliary role in wound healing, can fix the wound and effectively reduce bleeding. If the pressure pack is applied too tightly or too loosely, it will give bacteria an opportunity to invade and increase tissue edema.

4. Improper activity of the affected limb

Appropriate activities can effectively help wounds heal and speed up the body's healing process. However, excessive exercise will cause the wound to take a long time to heal, and the wound will suffer secondary damage if it fails to heal in time. In mild cases, the healing time will be prolonged, while in severe cases, a second operation will be required.