How To Perform a Breast Massage After a Breast Augmentation

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00:00This video is intended to give you all the instructions you need for performing your

00:07post-surgical breast massage exercises. Breast massage after surgery is used to

00:12help your implants set appropriately and to prevent capsular contracture from occurring.

00:16To perform a breast massage, make your hands into an L-shape. Place them underneath your

00:21breasts and use them to firmly press your lower breasts upward and inward. Hold this

00:25position for 10 seconds. After that, use your L-shaped hands to press the outside of your

00:30upper breast down and in. Hold this position for 10 seconds as well. Then move to the inside where

00:36you may use your opposite hand for ease. Use the same L-shape to press the inside of your lower

00:41breast outward and upward and the inside of your upper breast outward and downward. Make sure that

00:47you are using adequate pressure and that your compression bra is being worn during the massage.

00:52Discomfort and soreness are to be expected doing the exercise because you are manipulating your

00:57surgical site. If it is easier, a partner can help you perform the breast massage so that adequate

01:02pressure is achieved. Breast massages can shorten your overall recovery time, so you should massage

01:07your breasts regularly. You should expect to perform them for approximately six to eight weeks after

01:12surgery. Please call our office if you have any questions.