Is It Safe to Exercise Chest Muscles After Breast Implants?

Thank you for your question. You definitely want to follow your own surgeon's post-op activity instructions. This is a general guide I give to my patients:
1) No heavy lifting or strenous activity for 6 weeks.
2) Resume walking at a leisurely pace right after surgery (e.g. 2 mph)
3) At 2 weeks, you can walk 2 miles at 2mph
4) At 3 weeks, you can walk 3 miles at 3mph
5) At 4 weeks, you can walk 4 miles at 4mph
6) At 5 weeks, you can jog 5 miles at 5mph
7) At 6 weeks, you can resume all activties, but listen to your body and use discomfort or tightness as a guide so you don't over do it.

Thank you for your question. Once your implants have completely settled, you may resume pectoral exercises. I typically recommend waiting until the 9 month mark before doing so. Best of luck!

I tell my patients to wait at least 6 weeks before doing chest muscle exercises. I also recommend that they ease back into a chest work out to not push the implants higher. If you implants are under the chest muscle, you will see movement in the upward direction of the implant when you do chest exercises. This is completely normal and not harmful. If you implants are on top of the muscle, you will not see any movement of the implant when you exercise. You can basically do any exercises that you want after breast implant surgery. If you have pain, stop doing that exercise and see your surgeon for more advice. 

Thank you for your question.  Many women resume normal physical activity, including exercising and heavy lifting, four to six weeks following a breast augmentation procedure.  I perform many breast augmentations on women who body build and weight train regularly, and I prefer to place the implants sub-pectorally to provide for the most natural look and feel.  It may take several weeks from the time you can begin exercising after a breast augmentation to get back to the shape and strength that you had prior to surgery, but once you have healed and you have received doctor approval you should be ready to hit the gym.I always recommend that patients defer to their operating surgeon's specific post-operative protocols and advise, as they are most familiar with your specific case, so I would recommend scheduling a follow up with your surgeon to discuss your progress and any concerns that you might have.I hope you find this helpful.

Exercise after breast augmentation like cardio or chest exercises is something you should care about and need to know about.For the early period of recovery, that means two - three weeks post op, light exercise like walking outdoors is the best. I usually permit moderate exercise, if done with big caution after 4 weeks. Heavy exercise should be completely avoided for 8 weeks following a breast augmentation. I ask my patients to postpone all phisical activities at least until the pain and inflammation from surgery are fully resolved.Even after two months post op it is best to focus on lower body workouts. Any exercise that focuses on the chest, rotates the chest, or involves in working the pectorial muscles, as push-ups and weight training, should be avoided for at least 8 weeks, as they can significantly interfire with healing.I hope this helps, best of luck!

Recovery from breast augmentation surgery varies from
patient to patient. We generally recommend that patients take a week off from
work after this procedure. Occasionally, patients return to work even sooner,
especially if they have a desk job. Patients are not allowed to return to
strenuous activities for at least six to eight weeks. At that point they are
allowed to resume all of their normal activities.

Each patient is unique and should be considered
individually. The vast majority of patients should be able to resume activities
that utilize their pectoralis muscles at six to eight weeks following surgery.
This should include push-ups, pull ups, and heavy
lifting. Patients should go slowly at first and listen to their bodies. It’s
important to realize that contractions of the pectoralis muscle may cause
distortion of the underlying breast implants. 

Once the implants are healed you should be able to do any exercise you want.  If however it is particularly painful, then you are doing too much for your body at that time.

I have performed breast augmentation on several athletes and fitness models without adversely affecting their physique or ability. You will be able to lift weights with implants, do pushups, pull-ups, or anything else, however you should start off slowly and gradually build up to your desired intensity. However, you should always ask your surgeon for their advice. Their guidelines may be different.

My instructions to my patients is that after 6 weeks they are able to do any exercises that they would normally do including intensive upper extremity exercises.

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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 strengthening exercises: such as wide stance push ups or bench press.