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Shoud my Silicone Implants Be Hard?

asked 7 months ago by kay482 in liverpool
Latest answer by Fredrick A. Valauri, MD
Question viewed 126 times
Tags: hard, normal

Hi I had my brests removed and they put in silicone implants and the are dead hard and uncomfortable, they got put in on 01/04/11 I don't know how they should feel. Thanks kay

4 answers to Shoud my Silicone Implants Be Hard?

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Hard Breast Implant following Breast Reconstruction

From your question it seems that you had mastectomies and then breast reconstruction with silicone gel breast implants which are now hard. This may be due to a scar capsule contracture around the breast implants. The treatments for this problem include: exchanging of these breast implants for new ones that are placed in a new breast pocket,exchange of the breast implants and release of the scar capsules with or without use of AlloDerm. removal of the... more
Fredrick A. Valauri, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.drvalauri.com

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Silicone implants

I need to have more of the details before really commenting. I can only comment generically. If you had mastectomies and the skin was tight, the implants may be tight if the skin was not expanded enough or the implants are too large. An exam is key. There also may be a capsular contracture.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Softness of breast implants

If you had your breasts 'removed' (mastectomy?) and a reconstruction performed using silicone breast implants, there are several reasons why your breasts may feel hard. The space into which the implant was placed was too small or the implant was too big for it. You may have developed capsular contracture. You may have tight tissue from previous surgeries or radiation therapy. Sincerely,
Martin Jugenburg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Hard Implants?

Thank you for the question. No your implants ( whether saline or silicone) should not be “hard and uncomfortable”. Of course, physical examination be necessary to make accurate diagnosis but it is very likely that you are dealing with encapsulation of the breast implants. Encapsulation refers to abnormal thickening of the breast implant capsule (also referred to as capsular contraction) that can cause hardening of the breasts,... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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