Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

How Can I Recover Faster After Surgery?

15 Dec 2017 · 0 min

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Short conversational video (Robert Whitfield MD) about recovering after surgery. Speakers emphasize that recovery is a process with an intense first three days when activity should be limited; patients may receive Exparel, muscle relaxants, and a short course of mild narcotics, then be transitioned quickly to anti-inflammatories and acetaminophen. Clinicians must manage patients' expectations and restrict vigorous exercise or heavy workloads early to avoid complications.

So then after surgery, what are the tricks to really get people back?
Well, I think the thing for patients to understand is that, you know, recovery is a process. And the first three days, really, you're in an intense phase of healing, so you can't do too much those first three days.
You have to be smart with each patient and manage, you know, what do they do in their lifestyle? If they're somebody who's vigorous exercise regimen every day, then you have to control that, because they're going to create a problem for themselves. They may not even feel that they've had a significant amount of surgery with Exparel and the muscle relaxants and a mild amount of narcotic, and transition them to anti inflammatories and Tylenol pretty quickly. But you have to manage their rigorous exercise regimens or their activities or their workload early, because people will push themselves too hard right after surgery.