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Can Daily Life Stress Be Another Cause of Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation?

It has only been a month since surgery (breast augmentation). And have been concerned of what causes capsular contracture. Can stress cause capsular contracture? And what are many ways to "PREVENT" capsular contracture? I have saline breast implants and smooth textured. And the implants are under the muscle. It will be greatly appreciated for all advise.

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Minimizing Capsular Contrature

Capsular contracture is a process that we have tried to minimize the occurrence of and prevent over the past 30 years. It appears that most of the causes can be minimized, although not totally eliminated during the operation. It is highly unlikely that any type of stress in the postoperative period will increase your chances of developing capsular contracture.

Capsular contracture

The known causes of contracture have been well listed by the others. This said, the brain is definitely connected to the body in ways not well understood. Psychological factors may certainly play a role that we cannot explain. Stress certainly doesn't help, but it wouldn't help any more to now stress about the stress!

Life stress does not cause capsular contracture

Known presdisposing factors causing capsular contracture include, infection, fluid collection around the implant and contamination (bacterial or particulate) of the implant. Known factors lessening the risk of capsular contacture include placement under muscle, textured implants, saline implants. Probably the greatest predictor that you will develop capsular contracture, is a previous history of having had a capsular contracture in the past. This likely is a... more

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Stress cannot cause capsular contracture

There are several factors believed to contribute to capsular contracture, though daily life stress is not one of them. We do know that saline breast implants have a slightly lower risk of contracture, and also submuscular implants have a much lower rate. Other factors include bacterial contamination, or bleeding in the implant pocket, too late to worry about after one month augmentation. peterejohnsonmd

Stress does not cause capsular contracture.

Hi. 1) Capsular contracture happens infrequently, and in most cases we don't know why. It can happen right after surgery, or years later, but this is rare. It can happen in only one breast. 2) Capsular contracture can be very mild ( a little firmness ) or severe ( hard and painful ). The severe kind is very very rare in our experience. The mild kind often does not bother the patient. 3) We know two things that cause capsular... more

Prevention of capsular contracture takes place in the operating room

Capsular contracture is complicated in that we know what it is and we know some of the causes but we still don't know how to prevent it from ever happening. Some steps to decrease the risk involve -sterile technique -gentle and careful dissection of the pocket -meticulous hemostasis -antibiotics including antibiotic irrigation -no touch technique in handling the implant Despite all that we know and do it still happens although the incidence is lower now then it has ever been. You either... more

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