Can Breast Implants Cause a Muscle Tear?

Surgery to insert implants could cause a muscle tear. This can be evaluated best with an MRI and then your plastic surgeon can evaluate and make a recommendation. The problem could also be a capsular contracture or a hematoma. First, you need an evaluation and a differential diagnosis. Best of luck.

A tear in the muscle could be caused by putting too much pressure on the muscle during normal daily activities, quick heavy lifting, during sports, or performing work tasks.It is hard to say without examining you. I would definitely get a mammogram to make sure there are no suspicious findings. The pain could caused from physical activity that put too much strain on your breast. In that case, the pain should subside within a few weeks. The pain could also be linked to capsular contracture or maye even a loose pocket judging by the symptoms you described. You should see your board-certified plastic surgeon, especially if the pain is not going away.

This is commonly referred to as "Mondor's disease" based on your description and is very common 2-3 weeks after surgery and tends to resolve. However, the level of pain you describle is somewhat unusual and merits attention.