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Why is One Implant Firmer Than the Other? Is It Capsular Contracture?
I got submuscular silicone implants 11 months ago. My left side is soft & moves around well in the pocket, but the right side is much firmer. It still moves around in the pocket like the left side, but feels a little like a ball moving around. My surgeon said the implant was fine, it just had more scar tissue around it than the left. I'm confused...isn't that capsular contracture? I've been doing displacements exercises & he says that will help soften the scar tissue. What's going on? Advice?
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What you are describing is indeed capsular contracture.
Just to be clear in our terminology, one implant is not firmer than the other, it is your right breast that is more firm. Or even more accurately, you have less implant movement on your right side than your left. This is capsular contracture, though by your description, it is mild (Baker 1 to Baker 2).
The scar capsule your body forms around any surgically-implanted object can either be thin, soft, and pliable, with a pocket size larger than your implant, which allows normal...
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Capsular contracture?
Each breast will always feel a bit different. As for capsulate contracture, this is best assessed by physical exam and by your symptoms.
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