How Painful Was Your Breast Augmentation with Under the Muscle Placement?

asked 2 years ago by Tammi79 in AZ
Latest answer by Nina S. Naidu, MD
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Tags: under muscle, pain

On a scale from 1-10, how would most women rate the pain of gummy bear Breast Implants with sub-muscular placement? I will be doing this with stomach and thigh PAL Liposuction.

9 answers to How Painful Was Your Breast Augmentation with Under the Muscle Placement?

Post-operative pain after breast augmentation

Most patients have mild discomfort for 1-2 days after submuscular breast augmentation. I agree with Dr. Aldea that it is really dependent upon the surgical technique used. If we as surgeons are gentle with your tissues during surgery, you should have no more than minor discomfort and be back to regular activity within several days. Traditionally patients were told that submuscular augmentation was much more painful than subglandular, but that is not necessarily the case. Good luck, /nsn.... more

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Postoperative pain following Breast Augmentation with Implants

The varying pain response to this operation is truly amazing to me despite the use of identical techniques and implants. Some of my patients require nothing more than Tylenol while others have necessitated the use oxycontin for up to 6 weeks.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation and Pain

It really doesnt depend on the type of implant but the size. Also, it depends on the patient and how meticulous the dissection is. To minimize the post op pain and medication requirement, the dissection needs to be meticulous. Having said that some patients have more pain than others. In general most of my patients take pain medications for 1-2 days. Hope that helps.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Pain associated with submuscular breast implants

I always counsel my patients that submuscular BAM is one of the most painful procedures I do. That said, the perception of pain is very subjective so not everyone has the same experience. Most people complain of tightness or "an elephant" sitting on the chest. Your past experience with pain will be a good indicator. The type of implant does not matter.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Pain after submuscular breast augmentation

For the most part post-op pain varies with the individual. Using the same technique some will have pain and some will say it was no pain at all. Younger women with tight chest skin will likely have more pain than older women who generally have less tight skin. Saying that the pain is technique dependent is a good marketing message but all board certified Plastic Surgeons should use good technique; and even if you use a good technique, if a patient has post-op bleeding, it will hurt more... more

Walter D. Gracia, MD
Arlington Plastic Surgeon

How bad is the pain after under the muscle breast augmentation?

Hi there, The duration and severity of the pain experienced after breast augmentation under the pectoralis muscle is variable, and will indeed depend on your individual pain tolerance, the technique of the surgeon, and what the surgeon's preferences for managing this discomfort are. Most of our patients say they do not have actual pain, describing more of a pressure sensation that most like to feeling like they have a heavy book lying on their chest. Most say this lasts 3-4 days and that... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Under the muscle breast implants pain

There are patients who are a 2 and others who are a 10. It is a personal response, we can not predict the amount of 'PAIN' or discomfort you will have after a breast augmentation. Best of luck.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Vey little pain with submuscular breast implants.

Hi. I think it is related to surgical technique. With gentle surgery, most of our patients have very little pain (?3 out of 10) after breast implants under the muscle.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Pain with Breast Augmentation

The VAST majority of women having Breast Augmentation in our practice tolerate it extremely well and resume near full normal activities (gym and heavy lifting excluded) in 2 days or so. It has been demonstrated that the degree of post-surgical pain is related to surgical technique (minimizing pulling of tissues bluntly, avoiding contact with ribs and cartilage and controlling bleeding precisely). It is also related to the age of the patient (women who had children do better than those who... more