Is it safe to exercise pectoral muscles after Breast Implants?

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A: Pectoralis exercise after breast enlargement or augmentation

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

VIEW VIDEO BELOW BY CLICKING "MORE": To some degree, we immediately want you to perform pectoralis stretching exercises to minimize postoperative pain due to spasm (similar to a contracting hamstring pull). However, I generally advise my patients to avoid pectoralis... more

A: Is it safe to exercise pectoral muscles after Breast Implants?

By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Yes. After you are completely healed. There is NO point in having a breast augmentation if it will change the way you live. Once the surgery is completely healed in a few months you should be able to resume all your previous activities. A few years ago, Dr. Baker, a senior member of The American Society of... more

A: exercise after breast augmentation

By William Bruno, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

After a subpectoral breast augmentation, a patient may resume exercise (push-ups, weight training) once the pectoral muscles have fully healed. This may take two to three months before the muscles have healed enough to perform strenuous activity. Patients may experience some discomfort and pain... more

A: After a sub muscular breast enlargement I allow the patient to resume full activity

By Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD - Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon

It would be awful to change the way you live in order to have breast implants. After the breast are fully healed I allow the patient to resume full activity including weight training. The breast will certainly look different when working out but when not flexing the muscles they will look quite normal.... more

A: Pectoral muscle after breast implants

By Donald Kress, MD - Frederick Plastic Surgeon

It is always going to be "safe" to exercise after an appropriate period of healing. How well the muscle functions and the appearance of the breasts are a different question. Implants can be placed above, partially below, or completely below the muscle. All of these placements have different... more

A: Usually safe to exercise pectoral muscles after breast implants

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello, Most active women exercise after they have breast implant surgery. Sometimes things change particularly in larger implant cases though. Each woman finds her own place here relative to what she can and cannot do. Unless you went really large on the implant size, you are usually able to do everything you... more