Joon Y. Choi, M.D.
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      • What to expect during your breast lift consultation
      • Preparing for breast lift surgery
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      • Breast lift recovery
      • Breast lift results will be long-lasting
      • How much will a breast lift cost?
      • Mastopexy words to know
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      • What you should know before your breast reduction surgery
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      • Enhancing your appearance with gynecomastia surgery
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      • The results will be long-lasting
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Arm lift recovery

Following your surgery, dressings or bandages may be applied to your incisions, and your arms may be wrapped in an elastic bandage or a compression garment to minimize swelling. A small, thin tube may be temporarily placed under the skin to drain any excess blood or fluid that may collect.

You will be given specific instructions that may include: How to care for the surgical site and drains, medications to apply or take orally to aid healing and reduce the potential for infection, specific concerns to look for at the surgical site or in your general health, and when to follow up with your plastic surgeon.

Be sure to ask your plastic surgeon specific questions about what you can expect during your individual recovery period.
  • Where will I be taken after my surgery is complete?
  • What medication will I be given or prescribed after surgery?
  • Will I have dressings/bandages after surgery? When will they be removed?
  • Are stitches removed? When?
  • When can I resume normal activity and exercise?
  • When do I return for follow-up care?


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  • Home
  • About
    • Dr. Choi >
      • Curriculum Vitae >
        • Education / Training
        • Licensure / Certification
        • Publications
        • Presentations
        • Research
        • Awards & Honors
        • Teaching Experience
        • Community Service
        • Activities
        • Languages
        • Organizations
        • Curriculum Vitae
    • ASPS Member Surgeon
    • Staff
  • Procedures
    • Arm Lift >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for arm lift surgery
      • Arm lift risks and safety information
      • What happens during arm lift surgery?
      • Arm lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will arm lift surgery cost?
      • Brachioplasty words to know
    • Body Contouring >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your body contouring consultation
      • Preparing for body contouring surgery
      • Body contouring risks and safety information
      • Body contouring procedure steps
      • Body contouring recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will body contouring surgery cost?
      • Body contouring words to know
    • Body Lift >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for body lift surgery
      • Body lift surgery risks and safety information
      • Body lift procedural steps
      • Body lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will body lift surgery cost?
      • Body lift words to know
    • Botox®
    • Breast Augmentation >
      • Preparing for breast augmentation surgery
      • Breast implant risks and safety information
      • Important facts about breast augmentation risks and complications
      • Breast augmentation procedure steps
      • Breast augmentation recovery
      • Breast augmentation results
      • Breast augmentation costs
      • Augmentation mammaplasty words to know
    • Breast Lift >
      • What to expect during your breast lift consultation
      • Preparing for breast lift surgery
      • Breast lift risks and safety information
      • Breast lift procedure steps
      • Breast lift recovery
      • Breast lift results will be long-lasting
      • How much will a breast lift cost?
      • Mastopexy words to know
    • Breast Reconstructions >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Breast reconstruction risks and safety information
      • Preparing for surgery
      • Breast reconstruction procedural steps
      • Breast reconstruction recovery
      • How much will breast reconstruction surgery cost?
      • Breast reconstruction words to know
    • Breast Reduction >
      • Health and beauty for life
      • What you should know before your breast reduction surgery
      • Breast reduction risks and safety information
      • Preparing for breast reduction surgery
      • Breast reduction procedural steps
      • Recovery time for breast reduction
      • Breast reduction results
      • Breast reduction costs
      • Breast reduction glossary
    • Breast Reduction for Men >
      • Enhancing your appearance with gynecomastia surgery
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for reduction surgery
      • Important facts about the safety and risks of gynecomastia surgery
      • Male breast reduction procedure steps
      • Male breast reduction recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will gynecomastia surgery cost?
      • Gynecomastia words to know
    • Brow Lift >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for brow lift surgery
      • Brow lift risks and safety information
      • Brow lift procedural steps
      • Brow lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will brow lift surgery cost?
      • Brow lift words to know
    • Ear Surgery >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for ear surgery
      • Important facts about the safety and risks of ear surgery
      • What happens during ear surgery?
      • Ear surgery recovery
      • Results and outlook
      • How much will ear surgery cost?
      • Otoplasty words to know
    • Eyelid Surgery >
      • What to expect during your eyelid surgery consultation
      • Preparing for eyelid surgery
      • Blepharoplasty surgery steps
      • Eyelid surgery risks and safety information
      • Eyelid surgery recovery
      • Eyelid surgery results will be long-lasting
      • How much will eyelid surgery cost?
      • Blepharoplasty words to know
    • Face and Neck Lift >
      • What to expect during your facelift consultation
      • Preparing for facelift surgery
      • Facelift risks and safety information
      • Facelift procedure steps
      • My facelift recovery
      • Facelift results will be long-lasting
      • How much will facelift surgery cost?
      • Rhytidectomy terms to know
    • Hand Surgery >
      • Hand Surgery Post-Operative Instructions
      • Pin Care Post-Operative Instructions
    • Injectable Fillers >
      • Beauty for life
      • What happens during soft tissue augmentation?
      • What are the different types of fillers?
      • Important facts about the safety and risk of tissue fillers
      • My recovery
      • Results and outlook
      • How much will soft tissue augmentation cost?
      • Words to know
    • Liposuction >
      • Best candidates for liposuction
      • How much does liposuction cost?
      • What to expect during your liposuction consultation
      • Preparing for liposuction surgery
      • Liposuction risks and safety information
      • Liposuction procedure steps
      • Liposuction recovery
      • Liposuction results will be long-lasting
      • Liposuction - Words to know
    • Nasal Surgery >
      • What to expect during your nose surgery consultation
      • Preparing for nose surgery
      • Rhinoplasty surgery steps
      • Rhinoplasty risks and safety information
      • My nose surgery recovery
      • Nose surgery results will be long-lasting
      • How much will nose surgery cost?
      • Rhinoplasty terms to know
    • Skin Services >
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Skin rejuvenation treatment risks and safety information
      • Skin rejuvenation procedural steps
      • Skin rejuvenation recovery
      • How much will skin rejuvenation and resurfacing treatments cost?
      • Skin rejuvenation words to know
    • Thigh Lift >
      • Beauty for life
      • What to expect during your consultation
      • Preparing for thigh lift surgery
      • Thigh lift procedural steps
      • Thigh lift surgery risks and safety information
      • Thigh lift recovery
      • The results will be long-lasting
      • How much will thigh lift surgery cost?
      • Thigh lift words to know
    • Tummy Tuck >
      • How much does a tummy tuck cost?
      • What to expect during your tummy tuck consultation
      • Preparing for tummy tuck surgery
      • Tummy tuck risks and safety information
      • Tummy tuck procedure steps and results
      • Tummy tuck recovery
      • Tummy tuck words to know
  • Gallery
    • Photo >
      • Breast
      • Double Eyelid
      • Nose
      • Gynecomastia
      • Liposuction
      • Tummy Tuck
      • Upper Eyelid
      • Lower Eyelid
    • Video
  • Contact