{"id":3768,"date":"2020-01-12T20:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T20:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2020-01-12T20:53:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T20:53:15","slug":"after-breast-augmentation-when-can-i-sleep-on-my-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/breast-augmentation\/after-breast-augmentation-when-can-i-sleep-on-my-side\/","title":{"rendered":"After Breast Augmentation: When Can I Sleep on My Side?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a myth that after <strong>breast augmentati<\/strong><strong>on<\/strong> surgery, you\u2019ll need to sleep on your back for a week or longer. Many of my patients believe it, and they are worried that they won\u2019t be able to get to sleep, because they normally sleep on their side or their stomach.<\/p>\n<p>They are not alone. According to th<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-shot-2013-08-28-at-3.10.12-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-shot-2013-08-28-at-3.10.12-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a>e Better Sleep Council, fewer than 15 percent of people prefer to sleep on their back.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0026ff;\"><strong>Let\u2019s bust this myth:<\/strong> <\/span><strong>You don\u2019t have to sleep on your back after breast augmentation surgery.<\/strong> You don\u2019t have to stay up all night to make sure you don\u2019t doze off and turn over onto your stomach. You can sleep any way you want from the night of surgery on, including on your stomach if you&#8217;re comfortable enough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BdOkMTwgksU\"><strong>[WATCH OUR VIDEO: Do I Have to Sleep on My Back?]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/breast-implants\/saline-vs-silicone\/\"><strong>Saline and silicone breast implants<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0won\u2019t pop if you sleep on them; they are extremely durable and can withstand a lot of weight. In fact, Allergan, an implant manufacturer, tests its implants by exerting 55 pounds of force on them repeatedly, up to 6.5 million times. (That would be equivalent to sleeping on your stomach for the next 17,808 years.)<\/p>\n<p>Just as your contact lens can\u2019t slip behind your eye, your breast implants can\u2019t disappear into your body. They are carefully positioned in a space (a pocket) behind the pectoral muscle. Just like contact lenses, the implants can\u2019t go anywhere because they bounded by muscle and strong tissues. The normal movement in the pocket won\u2019t disrupt your healing.<\/p>\n<p>The only factor limiting your sleep position is comfort. Most women tell me that they are fully comfortable sleeping on their stomach in about three weeks on average. They are comfortable sleeping on their side much sooner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweet dreams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about breast surgery recovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/breast-lift\/recovery-what-to-expect-the-first-week\/\"><strong>Read &#8220;What to Expect the First Week.&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The information above \u00a0is what I tell my patients to do and to expect after breast augmentation surgery: Each doctor has his or her specific postoperative protocol, and it might vary greatly from what you read here. It\u2019s imperative that you follow your doctor\u2019s instructions.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a myth that after breast augmentation surgery, you\u2019ll need to sleep on your back for a week or longer. Many of my patients believe it, and they are worried that they won\u2019t be able to get to sleep, because they normally sleep on their side or their stomach. They are not alone. 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