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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 strenuous 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 2mph4) At 3 weeks, you can walk 3 miles at 3mph5) At 4 weeks, you can walk 4 miles at 4mph6) At 5 weeks, you can jog 5 miles at 5mph7) At 6 weeks, you can resume all activities, 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!You should be able to start running again about 3 weeks post surgery. Check with your surgeon for his/her guidelines/restrictions. Best wishes!
Thank you for your question.Generally speaking, I recommend that my patients refrain from exercising and heavy lifting for 4 weeks following a breast reduction procedure. Depending upon how a patient is healing and the the progress made, I will sometimes advise patients to wait up to 6 weeks before hitting the gym. It is important that patients wear supportive sports bra's while exercising once all restrictions have been lifted and that they continue to see their operating surgeon for routine follow up.If you have already had a breast reduction procedure, please discuss any exercise restrictions with your operating surgeon as he/she is most familiar with your specific case. Every patient is different, every patient heals differently, and not every recovery is exactly the same for a given procedure. I hope you find this helpful and I wish you the best.
Recovery varies from patient to patient following breastreduction surgery.We generallyrecommend that patients avoid strenuous activities including running for a leastsix weeks following surgery.Running in the immediatepost-operative period may adversely impact the aesthetic results followingbreast reduction and lead to a higher rate of complications.The constant bouncing of the breasts can leadto wound breakdown and spread of the scars.In addition the breasts may bottom out and develop recurrent sag.This is especially true when thebreasts are left relatively large following the procedure. It’s thereforeimportant that patients wear a quality support bra when running after breastreduction procedures.It’s important to discuss this issuewith your plastic surgeon before running.Your surgeon has important information regarding your situation and whenit’s safe to resume this activity.
If you have had an uncomplicated postoperative course, the simple answer is 6 weeks. However, you could return sooner if your surgeon approves.