Early exercise benefits women after breast augment
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Early exercise benefits women after breast augment
A new study shows that women who undergo breast augmentation can return to exercise within a week with no risks or complications.
The study was published in the 'Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons'. The findings call into question the recommendation by some plastic surgeons to avoid exercise for several weeks after breast augmentation, according to a study by Felipe V. Basile, MD, and Thai S. Oliveira, MD, plastic surgeons in private practice in Ribeiro Preto, Brazil.
"These results are consistent with trends recently shown in other surgical fields where early exercise has been shown to be safe without increasing complication rates,"
Plastic surgeons have differing opinions on how long patients should wait to resume exercise after breast augmentation, with recommendations ranging from weeks to months after surgery.
"Based on the belief that exercise may increase complication rates, reduce scar quality, and compromise surgical outcomes," according to the authors.
Toward providing evidence to guide these policies, Basile and Oliveira designed a study in which patients undergoing breast augmentation were randomly assigned to early exercise versus standard restriction. One week after their procedure, women in the exercise group began a supervised exercise program — either aerobic exercise or strength training, three times a week for 12 weeks.Patients assigned to the control group were advised to avoid exercise for 12 weeks after surgery.
At one-year follow-up, complication rates and scar quality were compared between groups. Additionally, patient satisfaction with their breast augmentation results was assessed using the BREAST-Q questionnaire. 75 patients in each group completed the study.
The results supported the safety of early practice. The overall complication rate was 6.9 percent in the exercise group and 7.5 percent in the non-exercise group. Complications were generally minor; None of the patients required revision surgery during the 12-month follow-up period. Stain quality was also similar between groups.
Unexpectedly, patient satisfaction scores were higher for women employed in primary practice. The mean satisfaction score on the 100-point BREAST-Q was 83 in the early exercise group versus 66 in the non-exercise control group. Results were similar for women engaged in aerobic exercise versus strength training.
This may seem counterintuitive to surgeons who advise their patients to avoid physical activity while recovering from surgery. However, Basile and Oliveira noted that the findings are consistent with previous studies showing that early postoperative exercise is beneficial and does not increase complication rates after various types of surgery, including cardiac surgery.
"Better self-reported outcomes can be attributed to the effect of exercise on mood and quality of life in general," wrote Basile and Oliveira.
They think this may be especially important for women who choose to have breast augmentation, who are more concerned about fitness.
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