Seromas are thankfully infrequent and can many times, according to the literature, be observed to allow possible spontaneous resolution. If the fluid is characterized as blood from trauma then the proper treatment is surgical evacuation. Even with careful sterile drainage, there is small risk of... more
Cohesive gel implants swelling after doing push ups
I had breast augmentation surgery 2 1/2 years ago. These are the cohesive gel implants. The other day i was doing push-ups and felt something pop or strain. A day later, one of my breasts is swollen, twice the size of my other breast. Since then I've had a mammogram and an MRI; but both showed no tears nor ruptures in the implant. I am experiencing no pain nor any bruising at all--just swelling. What do you think is going on?
4 answers to “Cohesive gel implants swelling after...”
A: Pop and swelling with breast implants
Thanks for your question - Your symptoms could be as the other plastic surgeons describe but it could very likely be a rupture of the capsule around the implant. (This is not the same thing as a rupture of the implant shell). After breast augmentation your body forms scar tissue around the implant... more
A: There must be fluid around your implant
If this was a sudden change, the only likely explanation is fluid around the implant -either a hematoma or a seroma or an infection. All will need exploration and drainage surgically to resolve the swelling and to find out what happened. The MRI should have shown fluid around the implant - did... more
A: Sudden swellling left breast
It looks as if your left breast is considerably more swollen and I am somewhat surprised that your MRI did not show this. I have observed this in 3 patients: One I drained and obtained clear fluid with no growth of bacteria or fungus on microbiology studies. I placed her on antibiotics and over a month... more
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20 Apr 2009
What the MRI did point out is that there is fluid around the implant, which they called a large seroma. I will have a procedure to drain off the fluid next week. I hope to not have to replace one of the implants.