Breast augmentation in Tijuana · Day 10 of 10
Day 10 after breast augmentation in Tijuana
Most of the early recovery is done. Heavy lifting and strenuous exercise stay off the list for at least a month.
Short answer
On day 10 after breast augmentation in Tijuana:
- Not today Lifting and reaching overhead · Baths, hot tubs and pools
- With care Walking and exercise · Support bra · Sleeping position · Flying home
Good options today: Valle de Guadalupe wine tour, Lucha libre night, Telefónica Gastro Park.
Today's rules
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
Walking and exercise
Gentle sightseeing on foot is fine. Avoid heavy lifting and strenuous exercise for at least a month.
Source: Kaiser Permanente · NHS
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
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
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
Flying home
Fly only with your surgeon's clearance. Choose an aisle seat, ask cabin crew to lift your bag, walk about every hour and drink water.
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
Valle de Guadalupe wine tour
Mexico's wine country, about 90 minutes south, with tastings at several wineries.
Gentle walking, some open-air walking, about 9 hours
Lucha libre night
Masked wrestling at the municipal auditorium. Seated, loud and crowded.
Seated, indoors, about 3 hours
Telefónica Gastro Park
Food trucks and craft beer around an open-air courtyard in the evening.
Gentle walking, shaded or covered, about 2 hours
Seafood tostada stands
Ceviche, shrimp and octopus piled on crunchy tostadas at the city's mariscos stands.
Gentle walking, shaded or covered, about 1 hour
Also fine today: Tijuana tacos and craft beer tour · Guided walk: Revolución, Mercado Hidalgo and CECUT · Avenida Revolución walk · Pasaje Rodríguez art alley · Mercado Hidalgo · Playas de Tijuana seafront and the border wall · CECUT cultural centre and dome cinema · Puerto Nuevo lobster and Ensenada · Plaza Río mall
One thing to skip today
Rosarito beach
Why not: It involves swimming or water contact.
Not during the 10 days this guide covers. Ask your surgeon when it is safe.
Where to eat today
- Caesar salad at its birthplace. The Caesar salad was invented on Avenida Revolución. Ask for it without croutons if you need soft food.
- Fish and shrimp tacos. Baja-style tacos in Zona Río stands, with soft corn tortillas.
- Birria tacos with consomé. Slow-stewed meat in a dipped, griddled tortilla. Rich and often spicy.
Put every day of this guide in your calendar, with your dates