How long after breast augmentation can you exercise

After breast augmentation, many people may worry that their breasts will be displaced or deformed when they move, so they dare not move after breast augmentation, let alone ask them to exercise. So how long after breast augmentation can you exercise?

How long can you exercise after breast augmentation?

It usually takes about 1 week to 3 months after breast augmentation before you can exercise. Different ways of breast augmentation cause different trauma to the body, and the recovery time required will also vary. In addition, coupled with individual physical differences and post-operative care, the time for exercise, especially strenuous exercise, is different.

Exercise after one week after breast augmentation injection

Breast augmentation surgery will only cause pinhole-sized incisions on the body, and its recovery will be relatively fast. If you need to exercise, you can do it in about 1 week. It is best to wait until 2 to 3 weeks if you need to do strenuous exercise.

Exercise one month after breast augmentation

Because of the large incision caused by breast implants and the long time needed for the implants to fuse, it is best to wait one month before exercising, or 3 months if strenuous exercise is needed. In addition, if the recovery is slow, you can also extend the time to participate in sports.

Disadvantages of exercising immediately after breast augmentation

Exercise immediately after breast augmentation can cause the breasts to move up and down or left and right at the same time, which is not good for the recovery of the breasts. Injections or breast implants are prone to spread to other tissues or dislocation of the implants and affect the effect of breast augmentation.

How to exercise after breast augmentation

If you exercise after breast augmentation during the recovery period, there is no problem if there is no obvious discomfort in your breasts, but if there is pain in your breasts or changes in the shape of your breasts, you need to seek medical treatment in time.

How to exercise after breast augmentation

If you need to exercise after breast augmentation, first of all, it is advisable to choose mild exercises with a small amount of movement, such as walking. During the recovery period, you can take a walk; according to the breast augmentation method you choose, you can do light exercise after a period of recovery, but of course, it is still not advisable to do more strenuous exercise, and the upper limb activities also need to be limited; finally, you can do normal exercise only after the redness and swelling of the breast disappears and the breast shape becomes natural.

How to take good care of breast augmentation after surgery

1, after breast augmentation, breast swelling and slight bruising are normal phenomena, which will gradually subside in the next few weeks. 2, 24 hours after surgery, you can take off the clothes you are wearing, except for the tape pasted on the skin surface of the surgery site. When scrubbing your body, be careful not to get the tape wet. For the next few days, let the tape come off on its own. 3. After surgery, if needed, you may have to cover the surgical incision with a gauze dressing for one week. 4, 24 hours after the surgery, you can take a shower, but within 2 weeks after the surgery, the surgical site must avoid water, including bath water, water from the swimming pool, sea water, lake water, etc. 5、Do not wear a steel bra after surgery, because the steel bra will affect the position of the prosthesis. You can wear a soft but supportive post-operative bra recommended by your doctor or wrap your chest with a wide elastic bandage, these can be removed when you take a shower, but you should then use them afterwards. 6. If you are carrying a drainage tube after surgery, pour out the fluid inside in time and record the amount of fluid drained out three times a day, then inform the doctor so that they can judge when they can remove the drainage tube for you. 7, post-operative recovery to a certain stage (generally in the post-operative 1 to 3 weeks), to massage the breast under the guidance of the doctor to prevent contracture of the envelope, the time of each massage in accordance with the doctor's plan.