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Post-op Breast Augmentation - Armpit and Swollen Lymph Nodes and Incision

asked 1 year ago by Saint Paul1147 in Saint Paul, MN
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: armpit, incision, lymph node, swelling

I am almost two weeks post-op breast augementation. The lymphs are still swollen in my armpits since my surgery. How long does this generally last and is there anything I can do to help these dissolve?

3 answers to Post-op Breast Augmentation - Armpit and Swollen Lymph Nodes and Incision

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Breast augmenation and swelling

You did not mention which incision appraoch was used for your augmentation. If you had them done through the armpit., it may take a while for that swelling to come down.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast augmentation

You are still in the immediate post-op period.  If the pain increases, and/or the nodes do not go away, then please see your plastic surgeon.
Shahin Javaheri, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Inflammed lymph nodes following breast augmentation with implants

The arm pits oare full of lymph nodes that become larger in response to injury and are indicative of the bodies inflammatory response which varies from one individual to another. Typically the inflammatory period of wound healing is greatest during the first 4 days but healing is very active for 6 weeks.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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