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Q&A WITH DR. SCOTT MOSSER: Can overhead arm positioning stretch scars?

Q&A WITH DR. SCOTT MOSSER: Can overhead arm positioning stretch scars? If you are considering chest reconstruction top surgery, formerly referred to as FTM top surgery, it is important to understand the post-operative care needed for a successful outcome. It is important to remember that chest reconstruction top surgery is a major surgical procedure. This means you will need time to rest and recover before going back to work, exercise, and your normal routines. Following The Gender Confirmation Center (GCC)’s post-surgical instructions is a good way to ensure a safe and successful recovery. You should resume light activities, like walking, as soon as possible, as these will promote healing. However, you should avoid any physical exertion (including sexual intimacy) that may cause you to sweat. You should also avoid lifting anything heavier than 5 lbs (about the weight of a half gallon of milk) during the first few weeks of your recovery. Physical exertion will increase your heart rate and blood pressure, which can lead to increased swelling and other complications. Once a full three weeks have passed, you may gradually begin resuming light cardio, as long as you do not use your arms much. In most cases, you should be able to resume your normal exercise routine, including weight bearing exercises, within 5-6 weeks of surgery. Weight lifting and chest exercises are only recommended (for patients who desire to engage in these activities) once you reach a full recovery from chest reconstruction top surgery. Your surgeon will provide you with personalized instructions following surgery, but most patients feel up to resuming moderate weight lifting within three weeks of surgery. Heavy lifting using the chest muscles can be resumed 5-6 weeks after surgery. To explain further, you can lift 5 lbs max until day 21, then 20-25 lbs until end of week 6 (day 42) then no limit on weight. People should gradually increase the weight at the recovery points. Bodybuilders, heavy lifters, and those who do activities that require lots of overhead reaching (swimmers, rock climbers, etc) who have undergone double incision chest reconstruction top surgery should not do heavy chest focused workouts or lots of fast, stretching overhead arm movements while healing from surgery (for up to three months in some cases) to avoid pulling or stretching the incision lines. You can talk to your surgeon about when you might be able to expect to get back to heavy lifting or extreme overhead arm positions. For more information about top surgery recovery timelines: genderconfirmation.com/after-ftm-top-surgery/ If you would like to schedule a consultation with Dr. Mosser or with another GCC surgeon: genderconfirmation.com/consultation-request/ Please visit our website: genderconfirmation.com #DrMosser #DrFacque #DrLey #DrDanielJacobs #topsurgery #genderconfirmationcenter #trans #transgender #transisbeautiful #sanfrancisco #AllGender #GenderAffirmingCare #TransCare #transproud #Transpride #transgenderlife #transgendersurgery #nonbinary #nonbinarysurgery