What can be done if the expanders placed are too small? My Dr placed 300cc expanders & overfilled to 400cc. I already had 275cc implants prior to my mastectomy & was very specific I wanted to be at least a full C (size prior to) or small D. I am very unhappy with my size B & Dr said he cannot fill more due to expander size. Is it possible to have a larger implant placed at the exchange? Do I need bigger expanders placed to increase the pocket size? I am 5'5, 130 pounds with a slender build.
Hi , I did reconstruction breast surgery and it is consist of implant and fat graft , the one was 315 cc with too much fat graft due to radical mastectomy, and other one is 495 cc because it was nipple sparing mastectomy,I am get afraid if I loose weight the fat graft will change , how much weight loss would affect that ?
I had a double mastectomies in september with expanders at 300 cc each. The drains were removed 3 weaks later, then a day or 2 after I develpoed swelling, heat, pain and redness on the right breast. I have being on antibiotics since. He decided to removed and replace both with the implants. Also, I had capsular contractor of the right expander as well, which was kind of sideways. One week later after exchange and no difference and the right looks deformed. Any advice?
Two weeks ago I had a bilateral nipple sparing mastectomy with reconstruction with tissue expanders. They removed 372g from left and 402g from right. The ps was able to fill 300cc in each side of tissue expanders. I am worried about the right side - there is a lot of skin sagging. It wasn't as bad until I went to my first physical therapy session yesterday (not sure if there is a correlation). I have not yet had any subsequent fills. Will this sagging impact the end result? Thanks, LAF
Bilateral mastectomy in June 2016. Radiation on the left breast and tissue expanders at time of mastectomy. I clearly have a leak in my right tissue expander. It is about half the size of the radiated left breast, and has at least 300cc more saline fill. Surgeon says no, just keep coming for fills to keep the pocket open for six months until it's time for implants. Should my expander be replaced or is it acceptable to just put in 100cc every two weeks and leave it much smaller than the other?
Related to my previous posts about being unhappy with my mentor implants after mastectomy due to flatness I. Is there any way I can have high profile implants after mastectomy so as not to look flat , BUT WITHOUT looking like I have Two coconuts on my chest? Why can't I have breast fullness and look natural? I am so disenchanted I am 5'3and1/2 and about 120lbs so I am considered thin by my doctors. Fullness with a natural appearance is what I need and want. I have 330cc medium height moderate plus mentor implants that are anatomical.
my expanders looked odd when naked but good with clothes on.i wanted that same fullness and size, but more natural looking. Dr put in anatomical shaped implants, but they give me no fullness in clothes at all , while .I had a total of 330cc's plus the initial cc's he gave me at the time of the mastectomy. He will swap them for high or ultra high profile round implants with 400 cc's but says I won't like them when I'm nude! Gee! What do I do?i'm 5'3 1/2 tall 124lbs