Is 22 to young for Breast Implants? How long until you can work out after surgery?

Hello! Thank you for your question. Breast augmentation is a procedure
often sought by women to increase
size, add upper pole fullness and projection along with improve shape
and symmetry of her breasts. Women who have the breast augmentation
done report increased self-confidence, self-esteem, and more comfortable
with her body. In fact, it has been the most popular procedure in
plastic surgery in the US for the past few years. Many surgeons use 18
years of age as the standard for when to offer the breast augmentation
procedure to women. Maturity and the ability to make an educated
decision for yourself of whether this procedure is the right one for you
as well as factors regarding implant choice, size, incision placement,
position of the implant, other adjunct procedures, etc are major
factors. Having the maturity to understand all of the risks and
benefits of the surgical procedure is also mandatory - thus, most are
readily able to comprehend this at that age. 23 years of age is the FDA
guideline for utilization of silicone implants.  Most surgeons restrict vigorous activity/strenuous exercise/heavy lifting for 4-6 weeksGood
communication between you and your surgeon of
your expectations is warranted - choosing your surgeon wisely is the
first step. Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon well-versed
in this procedure. Research your surgeon's education, training, as
well as ability to perform this procedure. See postoperative
photographs and most importantly choose the one who you feel most
comfortable with and competent to meet your expectations. Discussion of
your wishes and having an honest and open
dialog of your procedure is mandatory (e.g, implant type, incision,
placement, lift, etc). I have found that photographs brought by the
patient is helpful to get a visualization of the appearance you wish for
in terms of size, shape, fullness, etc. In addition, your surgeon's
pre and postoperative photographs should demonstrate a realistic goal
for you. Once this has been accomplished, allow your surgeon to utilize
his/her best medical judgment during the procedure to finesse the best
possible result for you after preoperative biodimensional planning and
fitting the right implant for your breast width. Hope that this helps! Best wishes for a wonderful result!

You have several questions and a less than straight forward breast augmentation consult so I recommend you seek a board certified plastic surgeon to answer specific questions about your situation in person .  In general 22 is not too young as they are FDA approved for that age.  I will say your desire for future pregnancy plays a larger role then age.  Breasts change a lot with pregnancy so the chances if needing a touch up surgery are higher the more changes there are to your breasts.  Most women can still breast feed after an augmentation and there are ways to do it to improve those chances.  Good luck

Thank you for your question.  22 is not too young to have breast implant surgery.However most surgeons recommend that you delay breast augmentation until after you have finished having children.