6 Weeks Post Breast Aug, Breast Feel Firm Even After Massaging?

had breast augmentation (silicone) 6 weeks ago and i massage my breast and they feel soft but then they get firm again. i'm sleeping on my side and i do experience a little pain the morning, but after the massage the pain goes away. I'm still wearing a sports bra.

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Firm Breasts after Breast Augmentation

After breast augmentation, the breasts WILL feel tight and firm. 6 weeks is still relatively early. As your breast tissue, skin, and muscles stretch, the implants and breasts will start feeling softer. This can take months. Pain may be due to muscle spasms in the chest muscles (pectoralis muscles). Massage can certainly relax the chest muscles and help with pain. This may be why the breasts feel soft after massaging. If you still have concerns, you should follow up with your plastic... more

Six weeks post-op BAM

At six weeks post-op from an augmentation, you are still healing and the breasts are probably still swollen.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Firm breasts after surgery

You have the softest feeling implants or the silicone implants in place. This is a very early post operative period for you. continue with the aggressive massage and they should improve.

Breasts Feel Firm

I don't think this can be answered without an exam by your surgeon. What you think is firm may not be considered so by the surgeon. I have no explanation why massaging would quickly soften the implants which would soon become firm again. This is not behavior of a capsular contracture if that is your worry. Thanks for your question, best wishes.