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Normal To Get Capsular Contracture 1 Week Post BA? (photo)
I received breast surgery on Jan. 20,2011, i developed a capsular contracture immediately. By the first week of Feb the cc was extremely noticable and painful. Is it normal to get a capsular contracture the week after surgery??
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Skinnymini27
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Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation
Capsular contracture is a problem that occurs after breast augmentation in approximately 5-10% of patients. Having this develop one week from your procedure would be remarkably fast. That being said, it is not unheard of. If this were the case, it is likely that you have a high propensity for capsule formation. In subsequent surgeries you should be aggressively treated to help prevent this with the possible use of Singulair medication or even an acellular dermal matrix to help prevent...
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Early Breast Implant Augmentation Capsular Contracture
Capsular contracture one week after breast augmentation surgery is very unusual as the capsule is formed when scar tissue is deposited around the breast implant and then contracts.
There are specialized cells, called fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, that produce the collagen that makes up the scar tissue and that contract to form the capsule around the implant.
Your photo shows a significant size difference which may reflect a preoperative asymmetry or...
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Capsular Contracture 1 Week After Breast Augmentation
I read the comments from the other surgeons so I'm going to set the record straight. Capsular contracture does not set in after 1 week! The capsule forms weeks after placing the breast implants. At 1 week the inflammatory process that precedes the capsule is just getting ramped up and there is no capsule present. Capsular constracture may appear within the first year but even then it's extremely rare. The pain you experienced was likely normal...
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Normal To Get Capsular Contracture 1 Week Post BA? (photo)Answer:
Breast/Implant firmness and or malposition one week after surgery is probably not a capsular contracture. More likely reasons are: 1) Overfilled saline implant 2) Underdissected pocket 3) Hematoma 4) Seroma 5) Too large of implants 6) Pectoralis spasm or contracture 7) Swelling..and any combination of the above!
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Capsular Contracture 1 week after getting implants. Not likely.
Hi SkinnyMini
Your picture shows two very beautiful breasts. It does not show visible signs of capsular contracture (that would be consistent with a Grade III or Grade IV). There is obviously no way to tell how firm your breasts are just from a picture. If they feel firm that could be a Grade II contracture. But, normally breast implants feel firm for the first few weeks and even up to a month or two after surgery. This may be due to swelling, or...
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Capsule contracture after breast augmentation
Getting a capsular contracture after one week is pretty unusual as it usually takes time for the scar tissue to form. Amongst the common causes for contracture formation are postoperative hematomas and infections. At one week, I would be more concerned about whether you have one of these issues causing your pain and size discrepency as these may still be treatable. Hope this helps and good luck.
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Capsular contracture immediately after augmentation
T is quite unlikely to develop capsular contracture immediately after breast augmentation but it is also not impossible. You should definitely consult with your plastic surgeon who can evaluate whether what you perceive as a capsule reflects tightness in the pocket or another postop issue.
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How soon can a capsule form
The capsule is essentially a scar or pseudobursa that surrounds the implant. Normally for enough collagen to be created and to even mildly start contracting would take 6 weeks. I cannot see how a capsular contracture could physically form that fast. It might be tightness from post operative swelling or a pocket that is too small for the implant placed, but doubtful it is a capsular contracture this soon from surgery.
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Capsular contracture the first week is doubtful
It takes a capsule several weeks just to form after breast augmentation and contracture should take several months to start in. Capsular contracture after one week? The problem with your result lies elsewhere.
Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd
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A Breast Implant Capsular Contracture 1 Week Post BA?
There are NO absolutes in Medicine; terms such as "always", "never" etc do not apply. So as much as I would like to, I cannot say that this never happens. But - I would tell you that I have not seen a Capsular Contracture at 1 week in the hundreds of Breast Augmentations I have performed NOR have ever heard of one forming in that time period.
An abnormally positioned implant in the first week such as you describe would be MUCH more likely due to a surgically...
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