Breast Implant Myth Busters – Learn the Facts!
Myth: All breast implant patients should avoid chest exercises
Fact: As long as you were able to do chest exercises prior to breast surgery (not everyone can do a pushup :)), then you should have the physical ability to do it after surgery. However, it is recommended for aesthetic reasons that patients that have implants placed under the chest muscle to eliminate or reduce chest exercises. The reason for this is that when you contract the muscle over time it can compress against the implant and cause it to drift away from the midline. Since most women appreciate the enhancement implants have to the cleavage area, the drift is usually something women dislike. There are exercises that work out multiple muscles including the chest muscle that may be ok as long as the chest muscle is not the primary muscle being toned. Dr. Alexander has found that most of his athletic Las Vegas patients have been successful changing their weight lifting regimen to include lighter weights and higher reps to accomplish this new work out restriction.
Myth: Tanning beds and heat can melt my implants
Fact: For one, doctors don’t typically encourage tanning due to the associated risks of skin cancer. From a plastic surgery stand point, sun damage, whether it is from the sun or artificial light, can also cause premature wrinkles, brown pigmentation age spots, actinic keratosis, or cause scars to darken. However, to bust the myth, the answer is no. Saline and silicone breast implants are high in integrity, FDA approved and considered safe. Some patients have noted that a warm or cool temperature may linger in implants slightly longer than the rest of the body, but they do not freeze or cause burns.
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