| Operation time | 3 – 5.5 hrs |
| Anaesthesia | general |
| Nights in hospital | 4 – 5 |
| Risks – common | bruising, swelling, breathing difficulties, permanent numbness |
| Risks – uncommon | infection, bad scarring, asymmetry, bleeding, fat necrosis, delayed wound healing, seroma, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus |
| Pain and discomfort | 2 weeks |
| Follow-up after surgery | 1 week, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months |
| Time off work | 4 – 12 weeks |
| Sports | 2 weeks – nothing 4 weeks – walking 6 weeks – brisk walking and upper body exercise 12 weeks – everything |
| Result | 12 weeks until final result scars continue to improve over 18 months |
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