How long until I can exercise after a breast lift with no implants?

Hi-Your question is a very good question that frequently comes up during peri-operative discussions. Every surgeon has their own protocol regarding exercise after surgery. My particular protocol regarding exercise involves no restriction on walking or on a stationary bike beginning two days after surgery. At the two week mark a patient may perform light workouts involving lower body exercises. Upper body exercises can be started six weeks after surgery. During all exercise and activity for the first six weeks a supportive compression bra must be worn at all times to avoid tension or stress to the incision sites. Regarding nipple piercing, I advise patients to wait until the areola surgical sites are fully healed. I recommend to wait twelve weeks after surgery to assure that the blood supply to the nipple is stable prior to piercing.Hope this was helpful.Dr. Rodriguez

It is best to wait a week before resuming light exercise such as walking, pedaling on a stationary bike, and other exercises that are not too strenuous. After about a month, you are brand new and can get back into your regular exercise routine you had prior to surgery. However, you should always ask your surgeon and follow his or her instructions for recovery. We recommend waiting 6 weeks after surgery to pierce your nipples.

Please follow the post-op instructions of your plastic surgeon as it pertains to exercising. In my practice, however, I am comfortable with my patients easing back into exercise at 4 weeks post-op. Start back any exercises as if you have never done them before and let your body be your guide - if it hurts/pulls/burns, stop.