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Jeffrey Zwiren, MD answers: Do breast reconstruction tissue expanders cause any pain as they expand?

It seems like a tissue expander would be painful as it stretches the skin - am I crazy?


Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
10 months ago
By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

When adding fluid to a tissue expander via the filling port the idea is to fill it up to the level of patient tolerance. Most of my patients take Advil or similar products the night of the filling. As the tissue begins to loosen up the discomfort will definitely decrease.

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