Can I have sex 1 week after mastopexy? Would gentle, comfortable, sex REALLY affect my results?

Your plastic surgeon will give you the best answer in your specific case about this and sex. For most of my patients I allow sex to begin at 6 weeks with the woman on top to minimize the risk of trauma. Here are some of the guidelines I give my patients following breast reduction: Following surgery, you will be walking in a bent-over position to keep tension off the newly tightened skin incision site. Although strenuous activity, and lifting more than twenty pounds, must be avoided for 6 weeks, some people can return to work and daily activities as soon as 2 weeks after surgery. Softening of the surgical scars, return of sensation, and improvement of shape may take several months to a year or more. Light activity is comfortable in 10-20 days. No sports or heavy lifting for 6 weeks or more – please discuss with your doctor for specific questions.#breastaugmentation#sexaftersurgery

Thank you for your question. I generally recommend waiting until all the swelling is down before engaging in sexual activity. So typically two weeks would be fine. However, I would not recommend a lot breast manipulation as part of your sexual activities until you are closer to six weeks.

I would suggest that you wait a full month before engaging in any activity that can cause bleeding or tear the healing tissues.

Most surgeons will tell you to wait at least 2 weeks to have sex. The reason is that we don't want your blood pressure or heart rate rising too much as that can lead to a blood collection around the implant called a hematoma. So you should also avoid all other activities that raise your blood pressure or heart rate, like working out, or getting overly excited (orgasm included).  After 2 weeks, you should approach it carefully and avoid movements that can cause you or your partner to dislodge the placement of the implant for about 6 weeks. Of course it is always best to follow the advice of your plastic surgeon as each has different protocols and reasons for them based on your case. Best wishes.

Our recommendations are based on both sound surgical principles as well as situational concerns, meaning we want people to refrain from activities which may lead to uncontrollable circumstances so that they don't cause an unintended injury (which may occur in the heat of passion). Typically we recommend refraining from aggressive physical activity for 4-6 weeks after a mastopexy. Hope that helps!

Its really important to follow your surgeons instructions as it is impossible to predict what will happen if you do not unfortunately

Sutures and excessive movement do not go well together. I would suggest avoiding any exertional sex for 3 weeks after surgery. Good luck!

While having sex after surgery is not necessarily a problem unto itself, it is important to remember that your incisions are still very delicate and susceptible to even the slightest trauma for the first week or so. I usually recommend holding off from significant activity for about 2-3 weeks after surgery.

should always be cleared by your surgeon since it is your surgeon you will be seeing if you develop a complication from such activities.  But your logic is sound but in the heat of passion, can you guarantee your breasts won't be bluntly traumatized?  I only ask my patients to avoid strenuous, straining, bouncy activities after the first week if everything went well at surgery and I had no concerns but every surgeon has their own protocols.

Thank you for your question. I normally advise my patients to avoid strenuous activity for 2-3 weeks following a mastopexy. Post operative instructions are given to insure the patient has the best possible surgical outcome and to avoid post operative complications. I would advise you to follow your surgeon's specific instructions. Best of luck.