Recurring Hematoma 2 Years After Surgery. What's Going On?

I has breast augmentation surgery 2 years ago for asymmetry, using anatomical, textured implants. Last March my left breast swelled overnight, for no apparent reason. Following an ultrasound and an MRI, it was found to be a hematoma which surrounded the implant. This was drained and 70mls of fluid was removed. No infection was found. Only 4 months on, it has happened again. I'm booked in to have it drained. My surgeon has no idea why it's happening. Can anyone offer any possible explanation?

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Recurrent breast hematoma 2 years after breast augmentation may be due to your textured implants.

Textured anatomic implants rely on adherence to the body's tissues to maintain position (an upside-down teardrop-shaped implant would look silly, for example!), and any activity that disrupts any part of that adherence can cause localized bleeding, which is consistent with the amount (just over 2 ounces) you had removed. The explanation is that whatever (minor--but enough) trauma causes your implants to partially "tear away" from your tissues, causes them to bleed, and... more