| Operation time | 40 mins for both sides |
| Anaesthesia | local or general |
| Nights in hospital | daycase |
| Risks - common | bruising, swelling, temporary numbness |
| Risks - uncommon | infection, bad scarring, asymmetry, bleeding, permanent numbness, nipple loss, delayed wound healing, reinversion |
| Pain and discomfort | 1 day |
| Follow-up after surgery | 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 months |
| Time off work | 1 day |
| Sports | 2 weeks - walking
4 weeks - jogging
6 weeks - everything |
| Result | 12 weeks until final result
scars continue to improve over 18 months |
