Breast augmentation in Bangkok · Day 6 of 10

Day 6 after breast augmentation in Bangkok

Many people feel much better by now. That is when it is easy to overdo it: no lifting, pushing or pulling.

Short answer

On day 6 after breast augmentation in Bangkok:

  • Not today Lifting and reaching overhead · Baths, hot tubs and pools · Flying home
  • With care Walking and exercise · Support bra · Sleeping position

Good options today: Chao Phraya dinner cruise, Chinatown street food night, Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.

Today's rules

Not today

Lifting and reaching overhead

Do not lift anything over your head for 2 to 3 weeks, and avoid lifting anything that makes you strain for 4 to 6 weeks. Let your companion handle suitcases.

Source: Kaiser Permanente · NHS

With care

Walking and exercise

Gentle sightseeing on foot is fine. Avoid heavy lifting and strenuous exercise for at least a month.

Source: Kaiser Permanente · NHS

With care

Support bra

Wear the support or sports bra day and night, except in the shower, as your surgeon says. Some surgeons ask for it for up to 3 months.

Source: Kaiser Permanente · NHS

Not today

Baths, hot tubs and pools

Do not take a bath or soak in a hot tub for about 4 weeks. Ask your surgeon before swimming, the hammam or a sauna.

Source: Kaiser Permanente

With care

Sleeping position

Sleep on your back with your head and shoulders raised on pillows, at an incline, especially in the first days.

Source: Kaiser Permanente · The Aesthetic Society

Not today

Flying home

Most teams want you near the clinic until the first wound check, commonly one to two weeks. Long-haul flights in the first week are generally discouraged because of clot risk.

Source: Acibadem International · NHS

Confirm with your surgeon. These are general activity limits from published aftercare guidance. Your clinic's written instructions always come first, and they may be stricter or looser for your procedure.

4 things you can do today

  • Chao Phraya dinner cruise

    A two-hour buffet cruise past the lit-up temples. Free beer is included on some boats; soft drinks are too.

    Seated, indoors, about 2 hours

  • Chinatown street food night

    Yaowarat Road after dark: grills, noodles, seafood and crowds.

    A few hours on foot with breaks, shaded or covered, about 3 hours

  • Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew

    Thailand's most famous sight: glittering, crowded and mostly in full sun.

    A few hours on foot with breaks, mostly in full sun, about 3 hours

  • Wat Pho and the Reclining Buddha

    The 46-metre reclining Buddha and quiet courtyards next to the Grand Palace.

    Gentle walking, some open-air walking, about 1.5 hours

Also fine today: Traditional Thai massage · Wat Arun · Jim Thompson House · Ayutthaya day trip · Rooftop bar · ICONSIAM and the riverside malls · Damnoen Saduak floating market · Bangkok National Museum · Chao Phraya express boat · Thai cooking class · Lumphini Park early morning · SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World

Nothing to skip today

Nothing on our Bangkok list breaks today's rules. Keep following the food and care rules above.

Where to eat today

  • Pad thai. Stir-fried noodles; leave out the crushed peanuts if you need to avoid hard bits.
  • Tom yum and som tam. Hot and sour soup and green papaya salad. Very spicy.
  • Grilled pork skewers. Moo ping from street carts. Chewy and sticky.

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