Silicone Breast Augmentation at 57: Her 5-Month Post-Op Results & Recovery Insights

In this episode, we celebrate the incredible journey of a patient who transformed her life post-surgery through kickboxing and core exercises. She shares her inspiring story of strength, empowerment, and the joy of rediscovering fitness after overcoming the challenges of an abdominoplasty and hernia repair.
• Sharing an inspiring story of personal transformation
• Exploring the kickboxing routine and its role in recovery
• Understanding the importance of core exercises like crucifix abs
• Reflecting on the shift in physical capabilities post-surgery
• Celebrating the social and emotional dimensions of fitness
• Highlighting resilience and community through shared experiences

Transcript

Dr. R. Brannon Claytor: 0:00
Our gorgeous patient, who's 43 years old, comes in. She's three years out from her abdominoplasty and repair of her umbilical hernia and a breast lift and she has shared with us something so fascinating that we want to share with all of our patients.

Patient: 0:17
So Dr Claytor has inspired me to start kickboxing. I have been kickboxing for about six months now and we do approximately 200 different crunches throughout the duration of the class, plus just the physicality of moving your body when you're throwing these kicks and punches. And I told him that I think of him several times a week when I'm in class, because I am now capable of not only doing these crunches but doing them well the whole time, and I just feel so strong and powerful and we do jumping jacks at the beginning of class and my boobs don't flop around anymore, so yeah, I feel good, I feel great.

Dr. R. Brannon Claytor: 1:00
So, to those out there who aren't as familiar with kickboxing and crunches, what does a crunch mean?

Patient: 1:08
So with a crunch, I mean you're always using your abs when you're moving your body and especially when you're doing any sort of karate or kickboxing moves, because you're twisting and you're punching and you're kicking.

Patient: 1:19
But as part of our warm-up and just to get into better physical shape, we're doing these crunches and so we're laying on the floor and I mean most people are probably familiar with the typical crunch that you do, where you just put your hands behind your head and kind of suck your belly button to the floor and breathe out and move your body up. But we do something called crucifix abs, which is when your body is literally laying in like a crucifix T-shaped position. You lift your head slightly, you keep your arms out at either side of you and then you lift your legs repetitively off the floor the whole way up to a 90-degree angle and then back down to about 10 degrees off the floor. And we do 100 of those per class in segments and I sweat and groan the whole time but I do it and I feel how strong my core is when I'm doing it.

Dr. R. Brannon Claytor: 2:13
Wow, were you doing these before our surgery?

Patient: 2:17
No, I've never done those before. I had done plenty of ab exercises in the past before kids before I needed this surgery and I was not nearly as good or as strong and capable of doing it. Before children. No, I am much more stronger in my core now than ever before in my life.

Dr. R. Brannon Claytor: 2:36
Wow, that is such a great story. I am so happy for you. Wow, wow. And so when you're doing kickboxing, do you physically come in contact with other people?

Patient: 2:49
Uh, we practice spar against each other, but mostly we're on a bag.

Dr. R. Brannon Claytor: 2:53
Okay, yeah, so you're punching a bag, wow, and when you're moving and, uh, kicking and punching um, is there any pain or discomfort in your abdomen at all?

Patient: 3:06
No, nothing. If anything, I can feel how strong and solid my core is.

Dr. R. Brannon Claytor: 3:1