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What is the Best Way to Treat Capsular Contracture at Home?

asked 8 months ago by Cmudo in New York in New York, NY
Latest answer by Rod J. Rohrich, MD
Question viewed 591 times
Tags: at-home, massage, options, treatment

I would like to know if deep tissue massage regularly is the best way? using a massage machine that vibrates and pulsates at different levels regularly? or regularly laying down on the floor face down applying pressure on the implant with the Contracture to stretch it? or all 3 combined, also what about medicine? if so what? I appreciate any advice towards my question, thanks.

12 answers to What is the Best Way to Treat Capsular Contracture at Home?

Home treatment for capsular contracture

I am sorry to say that once the contracture has formed, there is nothing that can be done at home to reliably soften it. In days gone by, the surgeons would have the patient lie face down at home and have someone forcefully push on the chest, like a reverse CPR, in order to push on the capsule that surrounded the implant firmly enough to tear the capsule and make it feel soft. That practice has been stopped as it is unreliable and can lead to bleeding and in some cases a rupture of an implant. more

Julio Garcia, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

Optimal Ways to Prevent Capsular Contracture

The best way to prevent capsular contracture is to do breast massages both medially and superiorly 3x per day. You should do this for at least the first year after breast augmentation and continue it daily thereafter for the duration of the implants to minimize closure of the capsule.

Rod J. Rohrich, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

What can I do at home to help with capsular contracture?

In most cases surgical intervention will be needed in patients who develop capsular contracture. Singulair, breast message and Vit E can be used but likely have very little effect. Time likely will either help relax the capsule somewhat or keep it relatively unchanged. Follow up closely with your surgeon, but be prepared for possible surgical intervention if things are not better between 6-9 months. Good Luck.

Christian Prada, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

Capsular contracture home remedies

There are no methods that one can do at home to improve capsular contracture that I know. Once you have it, the only way to get rid of it is to have surgery.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

No effective home remedies for capsular contracture

Unfortunately there are no proven effective treatments that you can do to either prevent or treat capsular contracture on your own. Though some doctors recommend massage, there is absolutely no scientific evidence that it helps prevent contractures. See your plastic surgeon, who is in the best position to evaluate and treat.

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Misshapen breast after breast implant and capsular contracture

Capsules form around breast implants within days of their placement. The capsules are basically scar tissue that surrounds the implants. For a variety of reasons muscle like contractile cells can appear in the capsule wall. When they contract we see/feel a hard breast (capsular contracture) with variable degrees of surface outline distortion from the outside. The longer the contracture has been present the harder it is to treat and the more aggressive the treatment/surgery that is required.... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

What is the Best Way to Treat Capsular Contracture at Home?Answer:

It really depends on how long you have noticed it…If it is just starting, then I have had patients have success with alternating deep massage, laying on the floor face down, hands on breasts, and lifting your hips up off the ground so that all your weight is on your breast, and also laying face down on the kitchen counter and rocking on that breast…But this really only has some success if the CC is just starting! Once it has been there for over 4-6 months, probably not. more

John J. Corey, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

Singulair sometimes helps with capsular contracture.

Hi. 1) Singulair is a widely used asthma medication that can sometimes help. This is an off label use of this medicine. 2) Manipulation or massage of the breasts do not help. 3) Sooner or later, you may have to consider revision. see video

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Capsular Contracture Management

Capsular contracture is a problem related to breast augmentation that occurs when the breast implant is deformed from the capsule that is progressively shrinking. We do not know why or how this happens. However there are several things you can do to treat it. Massage is usually recommended immediately following the surgery and can be continued for months to years. Home massage, however will not likely make a difference if the capsule is already significant or contracted. Occasionally,... more

Vincent P. Marin, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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Home remedy for capsular contracture?

Have you seen your original surgeon to confirm this diagnosis? I would start there. There is nothing you can do to treat established capsular contracture at home. Overly aggressive pressure maneuvers may cause damage to your implants. Fortunately or unfortunately surgery for correction is the best option. Get seen by a Plastic surgeon sooner than later, Good luck

Craig Harrison, MD
Tyler Plastic Surgeon

Home remedy for capsular contracture

Once a capsule has firmly formed around a breast implant there is very little that can be done at home to solve the problem. You can massage and lay on your stomach to try to soften the implant, but there is nothing to recommend that gives results. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Capsule contracture and home remedies

Hello, Capsule contracture is the formation of excessively thick and/or tight scar tissue around the breast implant. It is usually seen at months or years after surgery as opposed to soon after. The formation of scar around the breast implant is normal as a breast implant capsule. When this capsule is excessively thick or tight it is known as a capsule contracture and the severity of the capsule can be assigned to one of three categories: Category 1: Breast is more... more