Hello I am 19 and had my breast augmentation for about a year now and I have not been able to do any chest exercises like before. When I do push-ups, I won’t go all the way down because I feel my implants moving and my muscles really straining them. This doesn’t feel right and I am afraid they will rupture when doing these types of chest exercises. It has felt this way since recovery and I am wondering if this will ever improve or if it is safe to do push-ups with this strenuous movement.
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Implants are placed with meticulous sterile technique to minimize any risk of infection. For patients with a history of mastitis, I prefer to avoid incisions through the breast tissue and use incisions along the crease and place the implants below the muscle away from the breast tissue. Since it...
The chance of you being allergic to silicone implants is almost 0%. I assume that you have silicone implants on both sides, and since the rash is on one side only, you can rule out that this is the cause of the reaction. Check with your treating plastic surgeon. If that doesn't get you...
Ultimately it is up to you if you want to get larger implants. You have to understand that at some point to increase the volume of the implant you will have to use a wider implant and wider implants on a petite frame will have unintended consequences of making you look heavier. I have a...
