Should I Be Concerned About Nerve Sensation in Above Naval 1 Week Post-Op Breast Implants?

asked 9 months ago by elirose in Port Charlotte, FL
Latest answer by David Bogue, MD
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Tags: abdomen, 1 week post-op, nerves

I am 8 day post-op silicone implants and have noticed a sensation aprox.1 inch above and to the side of my navel since day 2.It is not painful just feels like a movement of some kind most noticeable when sitting straight up. Reminds me of the first movements of a baby when pregnant. No I am not pregnant :)My PS kind of blew it off. Could this be a nerve and at what point do I become concerned about it and have it further evaluated?

5 answers to Should I Be Concerned About Nerve Sensation in Above Naval 1 Week Post-Op Breast Implants?

Sensory changes around navel after breast augmentation.

Since you have silicone implants, I will assume you did not have them placed via an umbilical incision. The changes in sensation are unlikely to be the direct result of the surgery. However, indirect causes could be from swelling, skin stretching, or tightness. If the fold of the breast was lowered, these would be more common.

David Bogue, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Navel Experience

You may be feeling some swelling or fluid as it tracks inferiorly due to gravity. Your breast pockets have fluid in them and this may track within the subcutaneous planes.

Marc Schneider, MD
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

Changes in sensation after your breast augmentation

It's a little unclear why you're experiencing changes in your naval, particularly if you had silicone implants placed through a separate incision (as only saline implants can be placed through a transumbilical breast augmentation). It's normal during the early recovery process to experience a plethora of different and unusal sensation changes, i.e. numbness, electrical shock like feelings, hightened sensation, etc. Nerves are often contused or bruised during surgery, and tend to... more

Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

8 days after breast augmentation

It is a little early in your recovery to be completely back to normal. Numbness or strange feelings around the areas of surgery are a natural effect of having cut or stretched the nerves that give sensation to your skin. Those nerves recover at their own speed and without any help from you or your surgeon. How quickly the nerves recover depends mostly on your health and genetics. Keep in touch with your surgeon and remember that although plastic surgery changes you... more

Eleanor J. Barone, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

8 days after Breast Augmentation

If the implants were inserted through the navel then this could be normal. Without that information, it is hard to determine what could be going on. I would reconsult with your plastic surgeon.

Leo Lapuerta, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

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