Would Breast Augumentation the second time around be more painful?

Hello, The fact that you have had your implants removed and are now having them replaced may throw a monkey wrench into this however. The question is how tight are your tissues and will they stretch with the implants quickly. Is there any scar in there? What does your surgeon say? I would say it will... more

Breast augmentation is performed under general anesthesia in a sterile surgery center. Postoperatively, patients complain of pain along the incision site and heavines along their chest.  Patients typically feel more pain with a submuscular implant vs. a subglandular implants. Revisional breast... more

Your question depends on a number of factors. If you are planning on being of similar size, through the same incision and in the same tissue plane (ie below the muscle) and have a relatively small amount of scar tissue then the pain will likely be less than you originally experienced. If any of the above is... more

Postoperative pain is a very hot topic these days and a strong focus of many medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Several intraoperative techniques, insertable and topical devices and newer generation medications are now available that were not available in the not so distant past. So, even... more

In my practice, 95% of the patients for breast implants do not take their prescription pain medicine at all. The 5% that elect to take the medicine usually regret it, as the medicine can cause nausea, constipation and make you light headed. Instead, I recommend only extra strength Tylenol, occasionally with... more

It sounds as if you had a problem with the first breast augmentation, or were just unhappy with the results. Either way, the pocket that was created to place the original implant has healed. If this was under the muscle, your surgeon will need to reopen the pocket to place the new implant. You should... more

You describe the situation of the patient who has decided to remove their implants for some reason or another. Once the old implants are out the pockets will typically close down. The pectoralis muscles will tighten up to their preimplant size. Redoing the augmentation with reopen the pocket and restretch... more

If you are simply replacing an implant for a new one in the same pocket without much pocket revision, there is virtually no recovery especially when compared to the first time. If your pockets have healed over or if the implants are being placed in a new pocket location, the recovery is the same as the... more

I f the implants have been out for several months and the pocket is closed, then it will be painful. But, if the pocket is still open, then it won´t be as painful. Also, generally, if you are getting larger implants than you had before, they will hurt more.

After explantation, there may be some collapse of the space where the implants were originally placed. If this pocket had been located behind the pectoral muscle, re-opening the pocket may not be as painful as the initial Breast Augmentation procedure. Most of the pain from sub-pectoral Breast Augmentation... more