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I Had Silicon Breast Implants 3 Years Ago, Liquid Found Around Left Breast Implant. Freaking Out?

I had breast augmentation 3 years ago; 2 days after the surgery fluid build around left breast and it was immediately drained. Left breast always remained harder than right breast (thinking because this breast was invaded twice). 2 weeks ago I experienced pain on left breast and OB recommended Sonogram and Mammogram. The sonogram found liquid around the left breast implant. I am freaking out. Affraid of seroma. Want to have these removed, but affraid of post remove look of breast and lymphoma.

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Late Fluid Formation around Silicone Gel filled Breast Implants

New onset fluid formation around a breast implant is not "normal" and should be investigated. The best person to do it is your Plastic surgeon NOT your OBGYN or FP. Such fluid formation could mean an implant leak, infection and in EXTREMELY RARE cases a lymphoma. All of these entities are curable and fixable. Make an appointment to see your surgeon. Peter A aldea, MD Memphis, TN

Peter A. Aldea, MD

35 reviews

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

You need to see your plastic surgeon

Fluid around the implants should be evaluated. Your surgeon should see you and examine you. From the information (without examination and pictures) you have capsular contracture and most probably had these from beginning. You may need implant exchange and capsulectomy .

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

28 reviews

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Late seroma around breast implant should be removed and examined promptly.

Hi. 1) Don't freak out. You will almost certainly be fine. The fluid needs to be aspirated by an interventional radiologist, and then looked at under the microscope. 2) Lymphoma is extremely rare (like 1 in a million), and almost exclusively associated with implants that have an aggressively textured surface. Most implants used are smooth walled, and then you really have nothing to worry about. 3) It is true that late seromas tend to come... more

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Seroma around implants

Fluid around the implants can be evaluated by ultrasound guided aspiration. Fluid can occur for several different reasons. An evaluation in person is first most important.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Seroma around implant placed 3 years ago.

Your unilateral breast pain could have been cause by any number of random reasons, but neither tumor nor lymphoma is the most common cause of breast pain. Fluid can certainly be a finding around breast implants, but usually not in great amounts. How much was seen? Were you given a quantitative report? If there is seroma of any significant amount, your plastic surgeon should be seen to allow evaluation, and if surgery is performed to remove the fluid, it should be sent for microscopic... more

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