Tracy E. McCall, MD

Particularly with laser lipo, you need more time to see the results. This is far too early to make a decision. Go back and talk to your surgeon, but expect that it will be some time before you see the end result. Many people are actually more swollen right after and are actually bigger than preop.

There are things that can be done. They may be more involved and expensive, but there are things that can be done. I suggest that you see another surgeon. They should be board certified in plastic surgery or facial plastic surgery. You also need to be a good candidate. No smoking and good health habits.

A silicone breast implant would be unlikely to leak like that. It is more likely that you have a seroma or an infected breast implant. You need to be seen by your surgeon immediately. If your surgeon won't see you then you have a bad surgeon and you should find someone else. This is something for which I would come in on the weekend or after hours. 

I am a plastic surgeon, not an attorney. I am not giving legal advice. Capsular contracture is a recognized complication of breast augmentation.  I have taken over several patients from plastic surgeons who retired. I usually offer them some sort of a discount on my fees out of respect for their previous surgeon.  I would go to see your recommended new plastic surgeon and discuss your case. It is possible that you are still in the healing process. I cannot determine exactly what is going on based on what I see in your pictures. See the new plastic surgeon and come up with a treatment plan. There is a good chance that you should just perform the implant massage and wait to see what comes of this. In my area, you would not have much of a case against the retiring plastic surgeon. I agree with my colleague. You don't have a very big hematoma there.

We don't use the term board eligible anymore. If your surgeon completed an accredited plastic surgery residency program and just hasn't had the opportunity to complete the board exam process, I would say to go ahead. The only issue I would have would be if someone has been advertising themselves as board eligible for years.