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Cohesive Gel Implants Swelling After Doing Push Ups

I had breast augmentation surgery 2 1/2 years ago. These are the cohesive gel implants. The other day i was doing push-ups and felt something pop or...

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Breast Swelling After Running - Have Silicone Implants

After I run my left breast swells and gets painfull for a few days. Should I worry? I am 2 and half months post surgery I had a 285cc silicone implant...

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Capsular Contracture at 3 Weeks Post-Op - PS Recommends I Lift Weights

I'M ONLY 4 WKS POSTOP w/CC. If possible, I would rate this CC a 6-7 on the Baker Scale. Extremely painful, but always figured from being placed...

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My Saline Breast Implants Are Lumpy and Shelflike. Need Advice.

Four weeks ago I had saline implants put in under the muscle with a breast lift. I've had a lot of swelling and bruising, and even pitting sternal...

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Cellulitis After Breast Implant Replacement and Lift

I had breast implant replacement and breast lift done a week ago. I have cellulitis in the left breast. It is very painful red and swollen. I don't...

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Accolate for Suspected Capsular Contracture?

I am now 7 weeks Breast augmentation post-op and was recently told by my plastic surgeon that I may have beginning signs of capsular contracture, due...

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Will my Implants Appear Smaller Once Swelling Reduces?

I just got 450cc silicone breast implants under the muscle. It's only been one week since my surgery but they look HUGE. I'm 5'6, 125...

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Swelling and Fluid Build-up After Breast Implant Removal

I had radiation treatment on my left breast in 2000. I had the breast implant removed on March 31st. I am having a real problem with fluid build up....

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Why is my Saline Implant Swollen After Heavy Lifting?

I've had my implants for 10 years. While doing heavy lifting, I think I pulled a muscle under my arm. I felt sore in my right breast and...

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10 Years Post-op - Breasts Are Swollen and Painful

It has been well over 10 years since my breast augmintation procedure (under the muscle,saline,inserted throught the nipple.) In the last 3 months my...

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5 Days Post Breast Implants: 304CC Silicone and Unhappy

I am unhappy with my results! I am 5'1 , 100 pounds petite frame with 304cc silicone & unders. I feel like that is soo small on me &...

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Do I Need to Have my Saline Implants Replaced?

It has been 10 years since I had my saline breast implants. I have slight rippling and one is slightly higher than other and they are too far apart....

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Post-op Breast Implants - is This Muscle Tissue Swelling?

I had 525 submuscular breast implants a week ago, After 48 hours a swelling appeared over top half of my left breast. Its really hard and painful,...

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I Have Had my Implants for Four Years and for the Past Two Days my Right Breast Hurts

I have had my implants for four years and they have been awsome but for the past two days my right breast is painful it is a little swallon it feels...

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310cc Implants 4 Days Ago. When Will Pain and Swelling Subside?

I Had 310cc Implants 4 Days Ago and I Am Miserable. My breasts are swollen all over, including under the arm. I am tender and very sore all the way to...

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Swelling in Armpit Area After Breast Implants

I had seline implants behind muscle done 2 weeks ago. Yes,there is a normal swelling that goes with the surgery,however my concern is about the...

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Will They Get Bigger?

2 Day w/ 371cc, pre op 34A , after swelling but I look so flat, help will they get bigger? I don't understand why I look so flat w/ my new...

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Will my Implants Shrink?

I had transumbical procedure today. I really thought from what we discussed i would be bigger. i already was a c, now i feel like a slightly bigger c....

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Is This Muscle Swelling or is the Implant Actually Placed That High? (photo)

I am 40 days post op with a breast lift and augment. I think it was like 400 or 410 cc saline implants, under. No massage was prescribed for assisting...

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10 Year Old Saline Implants, One Implant Became Achy And Swollen 2 Days Ago, Normal?

Ten years ago, I had saline implants. I'm thin-skinned and went from A to full B. I had no problems since the surgery. Two days ago one of my...

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Swollen Breast Implants After Kidney Surgery?

I just had kidney surgery. Three days post op I awoke in pain and there was swelling in my right breast. I've had Silicone Implants for fifteen years...

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Possible Rippling or Other Breast Implant Problem?

I am 4 weeks post op on my breast augmentation. I had 350cc cohesive gel with over the muscle implants. I took my bra off in the evening as advised...

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Painful, Swollen Breasts 1 Year Post-op

Im Really Worried About my Breast Implants. i had my implants done one year ago with no problems until now. i had them placed under my muscle. over...

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Breast swollen after exercise - is this normal 6 weeks post-op?

I had surgery 6wks ago and last week i rode a beach bike and now my rt breast is swollen . is this normal?

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One Breast is More Swollen After Implant Surgery

I had a breast augmentation 3 days ago, one breast is more swollen than the other, is this normal or have I done too much activity? I also have more...

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When Breasts Swell During Pregnancy, Will the Implants Look Strange?

Will there be odd bumps or an unsual profile to the shape of my breasts when they swell during pregnancy from my implants?

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Will Not Wearing a Surgical Bra Help With Swelling?

I was an A cup and had 475cc sillicone high profile under muscle implants. 11 days post op and had my bust measured for a bra size and gave me a B cup...

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Breast Size Reducing 2 Weeks Post-op

I am a little over 2 wks post op and currently have 500cc sil/unders from a very deflated A cup w/ thin skin and very little breast tissue. I asked...

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How Much Swelling is Present 3 Weeks Post Op After Breast Implants?

How much bruising should be visible about 3 weeks after Breast Implants? Does the bruising typically turn brown and yellow by then and start to fade?

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Implant Rupture: What Happened and am I Just Swollen?

I have an implant rupture, or so I thought. 2 weeks ago I discovered my right breast was markedly smaller, the fullness of the breast on top was gone...

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Silicone Breast Implants for 8 Years, Now Sore, Swollen and Fluid Around Implant

I have had my silicone breast implants for 8 years already. A week ago I started to feel my left breats very sore and now is swolen. I had an...

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Normal Swelling or Capsular Contracture?

Had my implants redone,with capsulectomy.. It feels soft after 1st surgery.The 3rd day my right side kind got bumped hard .It has been 10 days and...

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I Am One Week Post Op and There is a Definite Difference in Size...will This Get Better

I chose 325cc smooth round moderate profile silicone implants. Although most people experience different breast size my pre op breasts were very very...

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Is It Normal 1 Week Post-Op To Replace An Implant And Drain Excess Fluid In Same Procedure?

I went today for my 6-day post-op. My left breast appears to be healing fine, however my right breast is still very swollen and hard. My surgeon...

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Are my Breasts a Small C?

I am curious if in fact a 90 is a small C..My breast look small to me. Also I know that there is some swelling, but after swelling will I still be...

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Do Implants Mask Pregnancy Symptoms?

Will breast implants keep me from experiencing the common symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness and swelling?

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Right Breast Got Swollen After 4 Months, GP Thinks It's Infected?

I had breast agumention 4 months ago. everything went well apart from the right, The scar heal really well but it was getting painful hard and smaller...

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How Does Implant Size Change After Swelling Goes Down? (photo)

From reviews is it true that after swelling, under muscle implants (i have saline 420 cc's) size stays pretty much the same or may increase once...

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Left Implant Sagging? One Week After BA (photo)

I had my surgery a week ago.. two days after I had to go back in and have the right side cleaned out because of blood clotting. The surgeon wrapped me...

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Stomach Swollen 1 Year Post- Breast Implants - Why?

It Has Been Almost a Year Since my Breast Implants and my Stomach is Still Swollen

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I Am 4 Weeks Post Op and Have Alot of Pain in my Left Breast Still and It Feels Like a Lump or Something Next to my Implant?

I received 450 cc memory gel implants and initially my first day after surgery I was very nauseous and still groggy from anesthesia I rammed my left...

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1 Week Post Op, 300cc Silicone Submuscular; Bruised, Swollen, Too Big?

I am 7 days post op. I had 300 cc silicone implants sub muscular with a lift. They are so bruised and swollen. At least I hope that is swelling. These...

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