I Had Breast Implants 4 Weeks Ago and Today There Was a Small Amount of Blood and Bruising, Should i be Concerned?

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Latest answer by Stanley Castor, MD
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11 answers to I Had Breast Implants 4 Weeks Ago and Today There Was a Small Amount of Blood and Bruising, Should i be Concerned?

Bleeding and bruising after breast implants

It is normal to have some bleeding and bruising after breast augmentation. However, it is unusual 4 weeks after the procedure to have bleeding. I would make an appointment with your surgeon to be checked as soon as possible. Good luck!

Stanley Castor, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

www.DrCastor.com

4 weeks Post-Op Breast Augmentation

It is not abnormal to have bruising and a slight bit of blood loss during the first weeks after surgery. If you experience a significant loss of blood, change of breast size, fever etc...please contact your surgeon immediately. It does sound what you're experiencing is within normal limits though.

Jeffrey Hartog, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants - I Had Breast Implants 4 Weeks Ago and Today There Was a Small Amount of Blood and Bruising, Should i be Concer

It can happen, and it's not necessarily a major problem. However, it could be, and there' s no way for us to know via this forum. And you cannot take that assumption for granted. You need to contact your plastic surgeon ASAP and let him or her know what's happening. You will most likely need to be seen in person, so you should plan on that, too. I hope that this helps, and good luck, Dr. E

Alan Engler, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Blood 4 weeks after breast augmentation

What you are describing is unusual. It may not be anyhting serious but you should contact your surgeon immediately and be evaluated.

Matthew Schulman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

New bleeding or bruising 1 month after surgery

Did you have any trauma to the area? New bleeding or bruising one month after breast augmentation surgery is not normal. Sometimes your body can “spit sutures”, meaning the suture surfaces before it gets absorbed by your body, and you can have a drop of blood when this happens. This would still not give you bruising. The best thing to do is follow-up with your surgeon to make sure nothing else is going on, like an undrained hematoma (collection of blood under the skin). more

Anita Patel, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant issue

Blood and bruising 4 weeks out after surgery is a concern. You did not give al ot of information. Is it suture line issues or actual drainage? Either way, you should discuss this with your surgeon.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Bleeding a month after Breast Augmentation

You should not be having bluid of any king coming out the Breast Augmentation incision a month after surgery. A spiiting suture (one the body decided to push) may be associated with a small amount of bloody fluid and is easily fixed but a self-draining fluid collection or wound separation are much more worrisome as they may expose the implant. You best see your surgeon to let him help you.

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Bleeding after breast augmentation

Contact your doctor. this may be old blood from the surgery but this is somewhat unusual after four weeks

Jed H. Horowitz, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Blood & Bruising 4 Weeks After Breast Augmentation

Based on the information you provided, it would be best to notify your surgeon, A small amount of blood at the incision may be normal if a suture is working its way out but bruising is not common.

Karol A. Gutowski, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Blood and bruising after breast implants 4 weeks ago?

You didn't mention exactly what you noted, but if your incision has opened up and blood drained from it, you should see your surgeon immediately. Any tiny opening could be as simple as a dissolving stitch giving way and allowing a bit of drainage, but any spot that lets blood or fluid OUT can also allow bacteria IN. If the incision communicates with the implant pocket, contamination or infection around the implant(s) cannot be eliminated by antibiotics, and the implants must be removed... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

Breast Augmentation Post op Concerns

Thank you for the question. Although your description is not alarming (and very well could be within the normal healing process), you will be best off visiting with your plastic surgeon for direct examination. Best wishes.