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Board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Franklyn Elliott has used breast implants in various procedures for over 25 years, mastering various surgeries that utilize them, including breast augmentation, breast lift, breast revision, and breast reconstruction. After surgery, Dr. Elliott is often asked how breast implants will affect daily routines and how soon normal activities can be resumed.

The majority of people are very busy and consumed with work, exercise, play, or other interests. Fortunately, the breast augmentation operation is relatively straightforward. Low-impact activities, like driving, can usually be resumed within three days. In fact, you can expect to be doing about 80% of what you did prior to the operation in about three to four days. However, that does not mean you will want to go out and run (or do another high-impact exercise) immediately.

With regard to exercise, Dr. Elliott usually tells patients to begin with walking in shorter intervals, though longer walks should be able to resume within a week post-breast augmentation operation. Truly, it is the impact of the activity that needs to be considered. Generally, you will not want to engage in strenuous, high-impact activity for three weeks after surgery. However, some patients will be comfortable with it sooner, while other patients will want to wait up to six weeks. It is true that you may not want to bend or pick up any strenuous weight for a while.

So long as the pre- and post-operative instructions given are followed, most women will be able to resume activity normally, though taking the essential time to heal is vital to a healthy recovery that creates optimal plastic surgery results. When you allow yourself adequate recovery, the intricacies of the body will restore the breast and skin. As with any procedure, individual healing times can vary.

Overall, Dr. Elliott is very encouraging of patients who desire to get back to daily life and engage in activities that they normally do. Again, it is a key takeaway you should allot two to three days before beginning most normal activity on a continuous basis. Soon enough, you will be completely healed and ready to tackle your day-to-day with confidence!

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