Can Occasional Gum Bleeding Due to Flossing Cause/increase the Risk for Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation?

Can occasional gum bleeding due to flossing cause/increase the risk for capsular contracture after a breast augmentation?.

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Capsular contracture and dental flossing

Late Capsular contracture is thought to be caused by colonization of the implant by commensal bacteria and biofilm formation. Dental Flossing does cause temporary bacteremia (bacteria in your blood stream) but it has never been shown to cause an increase in capsular contracture. Many normal bodily functions also cause a transient bacteremia, so most surgeons do not believe flossing, with or without bleeding, is a significant factor in capsular contracture formation. more

Gum Disease and Risk of Breast Implant Capsular Contracture

Severe scarring around breast implants or, Capsular Contracture is KNOWN to be associated with bleeding in the implant pocket (either due to blunt, rough surgical technique or postoperative bleeding), foreign bodies in the implant pocket (from inserting gloves or gauze repeatedly in the pocket) or from infection sustained at the time of surgery or years later. It is not rare to have a woman with a great resultand soft enlarged breasts for years to suddenly complain of a hard breast. This can... more