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How soon after having a breast reduction can I start to stretch the muscles around my...

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How soon after having a breast reduction can I start to stretch the muscles around my shoulders and pectorals?

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Following breast reduction surgery, as a plastic surgeon, I am most concerned about allowing the scars to heal without spreading. To accomplish this I ask that the patient keep her arm activity to a minimum for 4 to 6 weeks. However, I teach the patient slow deliberate shoulder and pectoralis stretching exercises that do not spread the scars starting two days after surgery and ask the patient to do them two to three times a day. This will not affect the scars but will prevent shoulder and pectoralis stiffness.

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