Right Breast Capsulated After 20 Years - Why?

asked 1 year ago by tyler7188 in tyler, tx
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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After 20 Yrs my Rt Breast Suddenly Capsulated

10 answers to Right Breast Capsulated After 20 Years - Why?

Capsular Contracture

No one will be able to tell you with certainty why you have developed a contracture, and there is probably not one single factor that underlies all contractures. Regardless of the cause, if the contracture is significant, you should consult with your surgeon and discuss the possible treatment alternatives. You can leave the implant as is you can remove the implants you can replace one or both implants while doing a capsulotomy In any case, if you are... more

Mark Preston, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Capsular contracture

Many times, the exact reason that capsular contracture occurs is never known. If there was bleeding or infection recently in the breast, this could be a cause. If your implant has ruptured, this could also be a cause. I'd recommend getting an ultrasound to check on your implant. If the capsule is hard, painful or looks asymmetric, those are all reasons to consider the corrective surgery. Your local board-certified plastic surgeon can help you with this.... more

Thomas Fiala, MD
Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgeryinflorida.com

Capsule of breast

Why at 20 years out did you get a capsular contracture? No one knows for sure. If it bothers you then get it fixed.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Capsular contracture after breast augmentation and revision surgery

If your breast implants are 20 years old there is a good chance they are silicone. A fairly recent change in silicone implants 20 years makes me wonder as to whether you have had a leakage of the implant. Consultation with a reputable experienced breast implant surgeon is a good idea and investigation including an MRI may been helpful. If however you are considering surgery to solve the problem having an MRI may be unnecessary and going ahead with an operation to... more

Terrence Murphy, MD
Englewood Plastic Surgeon

Scar Tissue Around Implant After 20 Years

As my colleagues have stated, it is difficult to pointpoint why you have manifested with capsular contracture. There are two types of capsular contractures: 1) the ones that appear just a few months or weeks after your initial breast augmentation (I'll call these the "bad capsular contractures") and 2) the ones that appear 10-20-30 years after your procedure (I'll call these the "benign capsular contractures"). The good news is that its fairly... more

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Why did my breasts suddenly encapsulate after 20 years?

This is really a hard question to answer. However, the reason why they did is less critical than the fact that encapsulation is actually relatively straightforward to correct. Most PS's will simply remove some or all of the hardened capsule, wash the pocket out extensively with antibiotic solution, and then replace both implants. By doing so, the results can often be quite pleasing and the downtime is next to nothing. I hope that helps! see video

Gregory A. Buford, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

www.beautybybuford.com

Capsular Contracture After 20 Years

There are some known causes of encapsulation such as bleeding, infection, and trauma. However, in some patients, there is no identifiable cause. This of course is not a great answer if you are dealing with capsular contracture. One piece of information I would want to know is whether you have silicone implants. At 20 yrs the chance of implant rupture is higher and it may present as a capsular contracture as opposed to a saline implant which will just look deflated and smaller... more

Babak Dadvand, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants "Encapsulated"

The incidence of capsular contracture increases with the duration of time since breast implants were placed. There are a variety of theories about why this is so, and I have my own personal beliefs, but if yours developed after 20 years, you've gotten good mileage out of those implants by most standards.

Steve Laverson, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Capsular contracture after 20 years

Sorry to hear that you have capsular contracture around your breast . Since we don' t really know why capsular contracture happens, it is difficulty to say why it happened to you right now. One common theory is that contracture is due to a low grade (subclincial) infection (possibly related to biofilms). It is also common in patients who had breast implant reconstruction and had radiation therapy for their breast cancer. So it is unlikely to be due to anything you did. At this point,... more

Karol A. Gutowski, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

20 year implants should be changed once they start giving you problems.

Schedule a consultation with a board certified PS and plan to have the implants replaced. The cause of CC is unknown but if your implants are giving you problems, it is time to change them. see video