Could previous breast augmentation have caused tingling leg?

My leg is tingling 2 weeks after my silicone breast augmentation. Could it be related? I have had an ultrasound of the legs and chest x-ray, both was negative. It has been going on for 6 weeks; would a leak in silicone cause this?

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A: Unlikely to be related, let your plastic surgeon know

By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

There is no relationship between your implants and your leg tingling condition. It is possible that positioning during the procedure may be a temporary cause for this type of problem. It may also be due to any unusual positioning that you have following your surgery. You could be... more

A: Tingling leg not exactly from breast augmentation

By Scott E. Kasden, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

I feel confident that the implant, even silicone filled, did not cause your problem. It makes more sense to me that you could have been positioned in such a way during surgery that a bruised a leg nerve, and it is starting to recover from the injury. If this is what happened, the symptoms should self correct... more

A: No connection

By Richard Baxter, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

The medical grade silicone in breast implants is nontoxic, so it just isn't possible that the tingling is related. If it continues you should have it evaluated to see what the cause is though.

A: Highly unlikely for breast augmentation to cause leg tingling

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

This would be very very unlikely. There would no evidence that is currently available that would implicatee silicone or silicone implants as the cause of your condition. However, there may be other events in the operative period that could have contributed to this. Any pressure on the nerve can cause tingling.... more

A: Not likely related

By Armando Soto, MD - Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Hi there- It sounds like your leg has been tingling for 6 weeks and your augment was only 2 weeks ago? I would think that means your tingling has nothing to do with your surgery. If the timing you describe is not exact, and your tingling started after your surgery, I would talk to your surgeon... If it... more

A: No direct causation

By Kenneth R. Francis, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Sasha, Your tingling leg has no direct relation to your breast implants. In other words, it is not from leaking silicone. However, there are pressure points and/or body positioning issues that may occur during a surgical procedure. You may have temporarily bruised a nerve from pressure due to... more

A: Unlikely there is any connection

By David A. Dreyfuss, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Sasha, I am a little unclear about your time line. You said it has occured two weeks after your augmentation, but it has been going on 6 weeks. This doesn't make sense. Either way, it is highly unlikely that the implants have anything to do with your tingling. If you just recently had the silicone... more

A: Did you have sequential compression devices?

By Francisco Canales, MD - Sonoma Valley Plastic Surgeon

Hi Sasha, I assume your surgery was about an hour in length. Leg tingling is unusual after breast augmentation and it may be related to one of two things: 1. positioning during surgery can sometimes put some pressure on the cutaneous nerves of the leg, causing some tingling) 2. sequential compression devices... more

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sasha0820
4 posts
31 Mar 2009

Thanks so much for all your responses. Sorry if I was unclear about the timeline, I had my BA Feb. 2, 2009 and started experiencing tingling starting in my legs at 2 weeks. However, it did not end there, it now has reached my arm and parts of my face at times. I have had blood work done (thyroid,sugar, anemic, vitB12,couple others) and everything is good. Just had an EMG done and it showed slightly abnormal to neuropathy. I didn't think it could be related either but when u google the symptoms after a BA alot of scary stuff comes up. I am keeping in touch with my PS and he feels it has nothing to do with the sx either. I am having no problems withmy breasts themselves, they are absouletly fine. It's just seems weird that I was perfectly healthy before this and now I am going in for a Brain MRI next week. I hope that it is just from the position of surgery and it does get better, but it has been going on for 6weeks now, it's not getting any worse, if anything it may be getting better. I just hope it goes away. Any other opinions would be greatly appreciated!

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