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Pain in Right Breast After Augmentation

asked 3 years ago by minauh in UAE
Latest answer by Ankit Desai, MD
Question viewed 6,491 times
Tags: breasts, bigger, pain

I had breast augmentation two months ago. I still have pain in my right breast, near to the breast bone area. At night if I sleep on the right side, or if I sleep on my back for long time, the pain will appear. Mornings, I have this complain for few hours and then it's fading until gone. When I press the painful area, it hurts more, but I dont feel any difference in touch from the other breast. Also, I'm a flight attendant and I'm afraid that the pressure will damage my silicone implants. Any advice?

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14 answers to Pain in Right Breast After Augmentation

Pain after Breast Implant 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

Ankit Desai, MD
Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

Pain two months after breast augmentaton

AT two months after breast augmentation, the pain should be subsidign rather than persisting. I would discuss this with your surgeon

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Pain after breast augmentation

Pain in the area around the sternum (breast bone) can still be present 2 months after breast augmentation. When implants are placed under the muscle, some of the lower attachments of the muscle to the sternum may have to be released. Depending on the amount of release, the pain in this area can last longer. I would discuss it further with your plastic surgeon to ensure there is no other problems. Flying with implants is okay and there should be no damage to your... more

Naveen Setty, MD
Plano Plastic Surgeon

Early pain not uncommon; Flying with implants OK

Pain 2 months after breast augmentation is not unusual and is usually best treated with anti-inflammatory medications such as Advil/Motrin and time. You should see your plastic surgeon so that he is aware of your situation and can make sure you improve over time. Flying will not damage your breast implants.

Parham Ganchi, MD
Wayne Plastic Surgeon

Should get better, no problem flying with implants

There are many possible causes of discomfort like you describe and in almost all cases, the problem will go away with time. It could be a few more months however. you should get a check up with your surgeon and discuss this just to be sure that all is well.

Bruce K. Barach, MD
Schenectady Plastic Surgeon

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Your pain could be related to the surgical technique

Most surgeons use a cauthery to control muscle bleeding during the dissection of the muscle off the breast bone and the ribs to create a pocket for the implant. I personally use the tumescent technique when I do my disection to minimize the use of the cauthery. If one encounters a muscle bleeder close to the breast bone and uses the cauthery at a high setting, it can irritate the periosteum and perichondrium (the tissues covering the bone and cartilage). This can lead to an inflammation and... more

George Marosan, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

www.bellevueplasticsurgeons.com

Sounds like nerve irritation and it will resolve

The nerves that give your chest skin its feeling exit the rib cage along the border of the sternum and come up through the armpit. These nerves are commonly irritated for a few months after augmentation especially as you position yourself to where the implants will roll against the sensitive nerves. This almost always goes away and shouldn't be a cause of concern. Of course, check with your surgeon to be sure!

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Pain not uncommon

Some level of her discomfort is normal after breast augmentation. It's not, for many women to have more on one side than the other. This does not necessarily indicate a problem. Quite often, pain is worse on the patient's dominance side probably as a result of using that particular arm more than the other. I would expect your discomfort to continue to improve over the next few months. I would encourage you to discuss your concerns with your surgeon, however, to be sure there are no other... more

Mitchel Krieger, MD
Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

Breast pain

Breast pain after having implants is fairly common. best thing to do is to check with your doctor. A physical exam by your doctor is appropriate to evaluate this issue

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Pain may be normal but would discuss with your surgeon

Hi, If you had your implants place underneath the muscle, you may have some discomfort with motion and exercise. what you have described sounds like the msucle is being irritated. This will gradually get better,and an anti-inflammatory medication such as Motrin should provide some relief. If this pain is new or is becoming worse, I would advise you to speak with your surgeon. Regarding flying, you probably know (better than the rest of us!) that the cabins are pressurized, so your... more

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Pain after breast implants will resolve in time

Your pain sounds pretty normal at this time after surgery. It could be the muscle or it could be the cartilage. It willgo awayin time. See how your doctor feels about anti-inflammatory meds at this stage after surgery.

G. Gregory Gallico III, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Pain can persist for 4 to 6 months.

Do not be alarmed by the pain that you are feeling. Most likely this is an area of periostium (Outter layer of your rib) that is healing from surgery. Your pain should go away over time. As far as flying, there is no risk to your implants.

David Rankin, MD
Jupiter Plastic Surgeon

www.aquaplasticsurgery.com

It is likely to resolve

In our Santa Rosa breast augmentation patients, it is not unusual to have patients report some pain for several months after surgery. The pain you report almost sounds like it is at the edge of the pectoralis muscle, where it may have been released during surgery. Keep your doctor in the loop, but I think your pain will likely resolve with more time. You should be fine to fly.

Francisco Canales, MD
Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon

Post-augmentation pain

At two months it is not unusual to still have some areas of discomfort. It is also not unusual to have some pain on one side and not the other. You have nothing to worry about re flying.