Hi. I had breast augmentation for the first time 2 years ago and then again last year to create more symmetry. Lately I'm able to feel lumps and hardness inside the one breast and it seems to be higher up on my chest than the other. The other has dropped and feels as though it's my own but the other just doesn't feel the same. Could this just be scar tissue and nothing to worry about?
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June 21, 2023
Answer: Recommend scheduling a consultation to determine if scar tissue to receive correct treatment
Thank you for your question. It is much better to accurately discuss implant volume and projection with an in office exam and detailed measurements. In order to make an accurate size recommendation, I would need to assess your chest wall and breast mound measurements/characteristics. I use these...
I would be willing to place your implants through a periareolar incision. My argument against it has to do with a theoretical possibility of contamination of the breast implant as it is dragged through breast tissue that might lead to capsular contracture by way of a biofilm. At the moment...