Should I massage my breasts after breast implant surgery?

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A: Massaging breast implants after surgery

By Michael A. Jazayeri, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation involves creating a pocket, either over or below the chest muscle. After your surgery, your body will try to absorb the impalnt, since it is a foreign material. Since it cannot, with time, your body will form a thin "shell" around the implant, essentially ignoring it. This... more

A: Breast Massage after Breast Augmentation

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

In my Los Angeles office, I routinely advise my patients to massage their breasts after augmentation mammaplasty. This is true in cases of silicone or saline augmentation. Massaging stimulates the remodeling of collagen fibers in the acute wound healing phase after surgery. This allows the breasts... more

A: Breast massage after augmentation is helpful

By Kevin Brenner, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

I have found that self-breast massage is beneficial after breast augmentation because: 1) Massaging your implants will help to counteract scar formation, keeping breast capsules softer. 2) Massaging your implants will help to facilitate descent of the implant after surgery; particularly when placed below the... more

A: Massage is beneficial for a variety of reasons.

By Lavinia Chong, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

I counsel women with breast implants that massage is useful for the following reasons: a) it is a biofeedback technique, in which the pain resulting from stretch on the muscle and breast flap is over ridden by the sensation of pressure from the massage; b) it allows displacement of the implant into the pocket;... more

A: Massage after breast implants is beneficial

By Tom J. Pousti, MD - San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Massaging your breasts after breast augmentation would prevent capsular contracture and help the implants settle into the pocket. It is not mandatory to start massaging directly after surgery. I would recommend waiting at least 2 weeks or once the swelling and bruising subsides. To avoid encapsulation,... more

A: Breast Massage

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

SEE VIDEO BELOW BY CLICKING "MORE" There is a big controversy about this among plastic surgeons and some advise massage while others strictly forbid it. You should discuss this with your plastic surgeon. I am attaching a video of our exersise regimen.

A: I instruct my patients to massage breasts after augmentation

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

Hello, I am a fan of breast massage after implant placement, but it is debatable. You will want to ask your surgeon what he or she recommends.

A: I start my patients massaging at one week after surgery

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

By maintaining the pocket a little bigger than the implant, the result will be softer and the rates of capsular contracture will be lower hopefully. Just don't massage if you have a textured surface implant because there is no point in doing that with those implants.

A: Yes but no need to get carried away

By York Jay Yates, MD - Ogden Plastic Surgeon

The goal of breast massage or more accurately "implant displacement" is to keep things soft. The idea is that if the implant pocket is slightly larger than the implant, the results are softer. Additionally, displacement exercises help the patient identify contracture very early... more