How Long Should I Wait Before Going Water Tubing?

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How long should I wait after getting breast implants, before going tubing? I'm not speaking of just simply tubing down the river. I'm talking about going water tubing attached to a boat! I'm curious since you tend to get thrown around a lot, and sometimes land in the water pretty hard.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Active water sports may require 6 to 8 weeks in uneventful healing. The water always makes surgeons nervous, because it can harbor so many pathogens. Make sure that the incision has been well closed for a month before considering this.

Aldo Guerra, MD · Answer

Talk to your plastic surgeon about this! Tubing is a potentially traumatic sport and your PS knows your tissues and is familiar with your healing progress after breast implants. Best wishes, Aldo.

Norman Bakshandeh Day, MD, FACS · Answer

You can resume most activities 3 weeks after surgery. The incisions need to be completely healed prior to going in the water.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

If you want to go tubing being pulled from a boat after breast augmentation surgery, then I would give yourself 6-8 weeks minimum to recover. Tubing can be quite vigorous when you get pulled and you are holding onto the t-rope.

Curtis Wong, MD · Answer

is usually at 3 weeks for my patients.  You should be asking your surgoen for his/her protocol and adhere to that.

How Long Should I Wait Before Going Water Tubing?

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