Is there such a thing as painless Breast implants?

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A: Several breast augmentation patients say it didn't hurt at all, but not every one

By Sutton Graham II, MD - Greenville Plastic Surgeon

Dear Flipthathouse: We love questions like yours. It seems so simple to answer, yes, sometimes. But that isn't really a worthwhile answer for you. In our surgical facility, using careful pre-op preparation, specific intra-op anesthesia techniques, and appropriate post-op medications we are able to... more

A: Pain after breast augmentation.

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Hi! 1) There should be very little pain after breast augmentation. Many of our patients go back to work in 2 or 3 days. 2) The trick is to do very gentle surgery (no blunt dissection), and to put local anesthesia in the tissues at the end of the operation.

A: Breast augmentation discomfort is well tolerated — Is there such a thing as painless Breast implants

By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Yes. Post-surgical pain is due to several factors. Some are Patient related (your pain threshold, history of alcohol or prescription medication intake( resulting in a much shorter duration of action of pain pills), age (middle age women express less pain than younger women) among others) and Surgery related... more

A: Breast augmentation discomfort is well tolerated

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Every surgical procedure has a certain degree of discomfort associated it with it. This discomfort is largely related to the patient's own pain tolerance and the amount of dissection and long acting medications left in the pocket during surgery. Under the muscle dissection has usually more discomfort but is... more

A: Breat augmentation pain

By Theodore Katz, MD - Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

Although everyone's perception of pain is different, I have had some women (small number) who said there was minimal pain, a majority that said it was uncomfortable and moderately painful for several days, and only a small percentage that said it was more severe pain (usually just a day or two). Yet, I... more

A: There is no painless breast augmentation

By Michael C. Edwards, MD - Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

The discomfort from breast augmentation is due to a number of factors. The small incision is usually not a great complaint we hear but placing implants under the muscle is probably the biggest factor other than the implant size itself. I have performed many breast augmentations and I have yet to have... more

A: Yes to painless breast implants

By William B. Rosenblatt, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

The breast implants are totally painless - it is the surgery that hurts. You will be given medication for pain. In the 30+ years I have been doing this, I have never had a patient tell me it hurt so much she would not have done it.