Orange fluid nipple discharge after breast augmentation?

So I had a breast augmentation done almost 6 months ago, and at 3 months developed capsular contracture on left breast. I have been on accolate for 2 months, and now just recently my right side is starting the same thing.

There's very orange colored fluid coming out of the nipple when I push or massage them- what's that? Also my skin on my chest breaks out a lot, and I use stuff from the dermatologist to put on it- would that cause anything?

2 answers to “Orange fluid nipple discharge after...”

A: See your surgeon

John P. Di Saia, MD

Hello, There could be many different things happening here. See your surgeon and get this worked out. The "breaking out" on your chest is not normal, but again it is not something to treat yourself without your surgeon's guidance.

A: Discuss nipple drainage following augmentation with your surgeon

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

There are many different potential reasons for drainage, most of them are of no concern  However, in medicine, we are often taught to think of the worst possible explanation and then make sure that this is not the problem and then to look for less likely and less dangerous explanations. For example,... more

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