I Had Breast Augmentaiton a Year Ago and my Left Breast Tends to Hurts/ Sharp Pain, Should I be Concerned?

My left breast hurts every now and then. It is not a constant pain. But I would have twice a weeek. Sharp pain aginst my ribcage and travel to my arm. I am worried. please help

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Pain after Breast Augmentation Surgery

You should consider other more serious causes of chest pain. If you are in good health and have no other causes of pain like heart related pain, reflux, costochondritis, or peptic ulcer disease, you may have pain related to irritation of your nerves. Neuropathic pain or nerve related pain maybe caused by irritation or scar tissue or maybe a pressure related phenomenon. Rest assure, there are several treatments for pain due to breast implants. If you do have pain, begin massage to the area of... more

Pain in chest

If you think it is from your implant then you should probably see your palstic surgeon, but if it is not, you should see your medicla doctor to make sure it is not something else from your heart, your lungs, or your rib cage..

Steven Wallach, MD

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Pain in Chest/Arm after Breast Augmentation?

Thank you for the question. It would be best for you to be seen/ examined by your primary care physician and plastic surgeon to determine the specific cause of your discomfort. It may or may not be related to the breast implants. In other words, it is best not to assume that chest and/or arm pain is related to the breast implant. once you rule out other causes of these symptoms, breast implant related problems can be assessed also. For example, if breast implants displace... more

Breast pains after augmentation

Chest or breast pains are not common after breast implants, though some patients do complain of them. I would suggest seeing your primary care physician as we do not know of your age or health, and chest pains radiating down your left arm are common with heart disease. Not to scare, but look at the pains and causes broadly and your doctor may be able to guide you to a solution. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com

Breast pain after augmentation

I am sorry you are having this pain, but, rest assured, it is not likely to be anything harmful to you other than the distress from the pain itself. Chronic pain (meaning it is present for greater than 1 year) developing after breast augmentation is rare but definitely reported. The type of pain you describe sounds neuropathic meaning that the origin of the pain is from your peripheral nerves, likely located in your thoracic area (more specifically thoracic inetrcostals 1-6)... more