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Tightness, Pulling and Pain After Breast Reconstruction- What Can I Do?

asked 8 months ago by maryann1156 in Bernville, PA
Latest answer by Fredrick A. Valauri, MD
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Tags: 6 months post-op, options, pain, tightness

I had reconstruction with textured silicone implants April 2011. I had continued tightness across my chest, with pulling sensations that did not get better for over 4 months. I had the implants switched for smooth silicone, and now, 2 months later I still have tightness and pulling. It feels like the muscles at top of implant just wont loosen up. I have these feelings every day, all day and am constantly aware of my implants. I am trying Singulair but so far, no beneficial result.

2 answers to Tightness, Pulling and Pain After Breast Reconstruction- What Can I Do?

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Tight Feeling After Breast Implant Breast Reconstruction

The origin of symptoms that you describe requires future evaluation of you concerns through a consultation with your breast reconstruction surgeon and a second opinion consultation with a different surgeon. Based on the information provided by your question there may be a number of explanations for your symptoms. These include breast implant scar contracture, stretching and pulling of the pectoral muscle by an overly large implant, or because the submuscular pocket is not large... more
Fredrick A. Valauri, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.drvalauri.com

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Breast Reconstruction

The fact that your surgeon put you on singulair means to me that he/she is thinking of capsular contracture. If you had radiation that also will give you the symptoms. if no radiation and the skin is adequate and the implant is not oversized, then the use of acellular matrix may solve the problem. If there is radiation or recurrent capsular contracture then a flap reconstruction.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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