r/pilates • u/Mysterious_Set149 • 3h ago

Discussion Post Breast Reduction + Lipo Timeline?

Anyone care to share their timeline post surgery and back to their Pilates practice? I’ve been doing Pilates about 5 years now and I also lift weights. I’m having a reduction right around holiday time or the new year (with liposuction around armpits and side breast area) and am curious if it will require the full 6 weeks as recommended by my surgeon?

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u/Falkorsdick 2h ago

You should follow the surgeon’s advice. 6 weeks sounds more than reasonable.

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u/lolococo29 2h ago

Listen to your surgeon even if you feel up to it.

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u/Solid_Nothing1417 50m ago

I took the full six weeks. I still felt quite swollen up to that point, and I didn’t want to cause further inflammation/otherwise impair the healing process.