It is very important that you build a solid rapport with your surgeon, and it’s paramount to develop an open line of communication him/her and with the entire staff. After the initial consultation, and once a patient has scheduled surgery, we see the patient twice prior to the procedure, and ask each patient to write down questions and bring the list into the office, or call if there are any immediate concerns. The most frequently asked questions are, “How long after surgery can I return to work?” “How long before I can begin to work out and engage in other sport activities?”
Return to work after Breast Augmentation
Most of my patients can comfortably return to sedentary desk jobs within a week of their breast augmentation surgery. Patients having breast implants placed above the muscle tend to be a little less sore than patients who have the implants placed beneath the muscle. Generally, by the beginning of the third week following breast augmentation, I will encourage the patient to start light exercise. Full activity is generally the rule by week four.
Sports activity following Breast Augmentation
I encourage playing "couch potato" for two weeks! Clean out the DVR, tackle the Netflix queue. You should be able to escalate to gentle activity by the beginning of the third week and full activity by the fourth week. There are exceptions to every rule, of course. So please speak with your surgeon; they will know what’s best for their patient!
Be safe, and if ever in doubt contact your surgeon’s office with any post op concerns and questions. I see each patient postoperatively numerous times during the healing period, and either myself or a member of my staff is on the phone daily for at least the first 7 postop days.
I cannot stress strongly enough the importance of asking questions, as a fully informed and compliant patient will generally recuperate much better.
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