Exercise Post Op

One of the most important pieces of post-op advice that patients must follow is restricting physical activity. This means strenuous exercise is off the agenda for at least the first couple of weeks, and maybe longer depending on how you feel.

There are a couple of key reasons why it’s so important to avoid exercise in the first few weeks following surgery. Firstly, doing demanding exercise will cause your blood pressure to rise and will make the swelling worse. Secondly, any exercise that requires you to move around a lot will put strain on your breasts and can easily stop your wounds from healing properly.

What can I do?

Walking is often not thought of as a form of exercise but it’s actually one of the best types of exercise you can get. The great thing about walking for people who’ve undergone breast augmentation is that it doesn’t put any undue strain on your breasts or cause your blood pressure to rise rapidly. That being said, you should still introduce walking into your routine slowly.

In the first few days after surgery, you should try to restrict any walking to simply what’s required to get around your house. After a week or so you can then start going for light walks and increase their length as your breasts heal.

After a few weeks, you can do other forms of light exercise that do not put strain on your breasts. For example, a stationary bike is ideal since you’re not having to run or jump. Running, jumping and other exercise that makes your breasts bounce should wait until about 4 to 6 weeks after surgery, and only once Dr. Lynam has cleared you. You want to make sure that the incisions heal properly so this type of activity is certainly to be avoided.

Chest exercises: wait about two months

Push-ups, pull-ups and bench presses work the pectoral muscles, which lie over your implants. Those muscles are strong enough to shift a healing implant out of place, so hold off on chest work for about two months. Dr. Lynam will tell you when you can start again.