Pain After Arm Liposuction and Breast Implants

Hi. We have seen this occasionally and it almost always gets better with physical therapy and lymphatic drainage massage.  The sooner you start it the better.

This is most likely the benign condition from a thrombosed superficial vein but you should see your plastic surgeon for conformation. If this is the diagnosis then it will treated conservatively with warm compresses, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, such a Motrin, and time. Dr Edwards

This occasionally occurs with breast surgery and is similar to a condition called Mondor's disease. It may be due to thrombosed or fibrotic lympatic or vascular structures. Time and massage are probably your best options. It is not unusual for this to be most prominent at 3 weeks after surgery, remain stable for an addtional 3 weeks and then slowly subside after that. Some physcians recommend anti-inflammatory meds during this period while others strongly recommend avouding these meds.... more