Breast augmentation results last for many years if a woman is patient and conscientious and avoids any risks that might otherwise shorten the elasticity of her skin. This can include smoking, excessive sun exposure, and even common things like excessive exercise that can cause the breasts to overwork and stretch the skin, eventually resulting in scar tissue forming when the skin is too weak to stretch.
Our previous article tackled what to expect after breast augmentation—how long it can last, types, and more. Today, we will go over what you can do to ensure the results last for as long as possible.
Here’s what you need to know:
Exercise Regularly
Exercise is essential in maintaining good overall health, but it’s vital to avoid rushing back into exercise or high-impact activities soon after breast augmentation. However, recent studies found that exercise can fix skin damage and produce components that keep your skin young, such as collagen and hyaluronic acid. This could result in decreasing the premature loosening of the skin which could cause unnatural saggy breasts. Therefore, it’s essential to continue exercising throughout your life to keep the skin as elastic and tight as possible.
Eat Healthily
The skin is the body’s biggest organ. Keeping it healthy is essential if we want to delay aging and sagginess as long as possible. Eating a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables provides your body with the vitamins and minerals it needs to stay in tip-top shape, which is especially essential for the health of your skin. No matter how much you love sweets and fried food, you’ll have to cut back a little if you want the skin on your breasts to stay tight and firm longer.
Avoid Smoking
Smoking worsens skin quality and contributes to lung cancer, heart disease, and many other diseases. It’s hard to quit this habit once you’ve started. However, you should try it if you want your breast post-augmentation to stay perky and firm for as long as possible. It can be challenging, but it’s well worth it in the long run.
Minimize Direct Sun Exposure
Sun exposure is a big problem for your skin including the one of your breasts, not only because of the risk of skin cancer. The sun can cause your breasts to age prematurely and become less elastic and saggy, which can be a problem if you want to maintain the results of your breast augmentation for a long time. If you go out in the sun, make sure you wear sunscreen, and use a variety of moisturizers on hand to help fight the effects of the sun on your skin.
Wear a Supportive Bra
A supportive bra will help keep your breasts up and in place as long as possible. When you take it off, you might possibly see a bit of sagging. Over time, your bra may assist the connective tissue build strength and remain together enough to eliminate most of the sagging.
The Bottom Line
Keeping the skin around your breast implants healthy and strong over the years is important for maintaining their appearance. If you want to keep your new breasts looking “as new” for as long as possible, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy diet, limit your smoking, limit exposure to the sun, and wear a supportive bra. If you can do this, you should be able to maintain the results of your breast augmentation for as long as possible.
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