| Enlargement of one's breasts by plastic surgery is | | | | a stretch exercise uses the help of a door way. |
| done by placing an implant partially underneath the | | | | Stand in the middle of a door way with one foot |
| pectoralis major muscle. By so doing, this causes | | | | in front of the other. Bend your elbows to a 90 |
| a muscular injury and begs the important question | | | | degree angle and place your forearms on each |
| of what is the best way to recover after this | | | | side of the door way. Shift your weight on to |
| surgery. Like all muscle injuries, a more rapid | | | | your front leg, leaning forward, until you feel a |
| recovery is achieved by using physical therapy | | | | stretch in your chest muscles. Hold for 15 |
| techniques. | | | | seconds, relax and return to starting position. |
| After cooling or icing one's breasts for the first | | | | Repeat this manuever 10 more times. This should |
| few hours after surgery. I like to begin initiation of | | | | be done four or more times per day during the |
| a Rapid Recovery program with early physical | | | | second week after surgery. This type of stretch |
| therapy. Arm range of motion exercises (stretch) | | | | introduces some resistance which may be felt |
| should start the night of surgery. This consists of | | | | more down at the low sternal attachment, some |
| raising your arms from your side out to 90 | | | | of which may been partially released at the time |
| degrees to the shoulder level. Repeat this 10 | | | | of surgery. |
| times every two hours on the day of surgery | | | | Using an early initiation of a pectoralis stretching |
| until you go to bed that nite. The day after | | | | program, one can have a more rapid recovery |
| surgery increase the angulation of the arms from | | | | after breast augmentation. Beginning the night of |
| the body up to 120 degrees every three hours or | | | | surgery and continuing for several weeks, most |
| so. The following day you should be able to get | | | | patients can have complete and full recovery |
| the arms up to 180 degrees from your side. By | | | | within this time period. I have used this program |
| the fourth day after surgery begin slow wind mills | | | | for years in my Indianapolis plastic surgery |
| of 360 degrees going forward and then back. | | | | practice and have found it universally effective |
| These stretching exercises should continue for | | | | for breast augmentation regardless of the |
| the first week after surgery. | | | | patient's age. |
| The second type of pectoralis physical therapy is | | | | |