I have breast implants a week and half ago. My back was hurting tremendously and my husband was trying to help stretch and he pulled my arms too far back. I felt immediate severe pain on the inside in between both breasts like something was tearing. Since I have been in quite a bit of pain in both breasts and in my ribs all the way around. I have no bruises and some swelling. They both appear to have shrunk quite a bit and dropped. Have I damaged something in the pocket or stretched it to far?
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It is not normal to have pain 5 months after having a breast augmentation. Usually there will be some mild discomfort for a few days after surgery. Sometimes as the nerves heal you may experience some intermittent tingling or electrical shock sensations. Most patient are back to normal within ...
With the exception patient to have relatively thick breast tissue and elastic skin, for patients concerned about rippling I usually recommend that they avoid saline implants and instead consider cohesive silicone gel implants with a smooth round surface. This is somewhat controversial but I...
Hi carocap and thank you for your question. The FDA has approved silicone gel breast implants in patients who are 22 years of age and older. For those patients who are 18-21 years old, saline breast implants are FDA approved and widely available. In some instances, Plastic Surgeons will ma...