Scuba diving after breast augmentation - wait 6 months?

Thanks for the question. After 6 weeks your surgery area is totally healed and yes you can do scuba diving and also do other activities. I wish you all the best.

My patients, with or without tubular breasts, are able to go scuba diving, sky diving, kick boxing, and competitive body building by three months after their breast augmentation surgery. They have all healed well. Hope this information is helpful. For more information on this and similar topics, I recommend a plastic surgery Q&A book like "The Scoop On Breasts: A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths." 

It is better to wait at 10 weeks post op, to avoid any complications. But before doing any sport related activites better to do a check up first with your doctor for safety purposes.

Thank you for your question. While you may be healed sufficiently to resume strenuous exercise, if your surgeon said you should wait, you should wait. He is familiar with your body and your specific case, so his advice is what you should go by. You’ve spent money and recovery time on your breast augmentation - why risk something going wrong? Again, your surgeon knows you best, so I recommend following his instructions.

Since your surgeon has seen you in person, he is going to be the best one to give you advice. Obviously, you can choose not to follow it, but you've spent all this money and time on your breast augmentation, is scuba diving really worth the risk? Only you can answer that question...

You are probably not going to deep depths, so should be fine if your incisions are totally sealed and closed. Please do not get in lake or sea water with any open areas or scabs.

Congratulations on your breast augmentation.  By 3 months most patients are able to resume  all athletic activities including scuba diving as long as their recovery has been normal. However your plastic surgeon is most familiar with your procedure and recovery and it is always best and important that you follow your surgeon's advice. I would suggest that you revisit your plastic surgeon and discuss your desire to go scuba diving in detail, but in the end you're better off following the advice of your surgeon.