10 Days Ago Had a Capsulectomy, Replaced with 260cc Silicone Implants (Sub-muscular) with Strattice. After 6 Days the Pain was managable with one vicoden every seven hours. Now on the 7th day, having taken a vicoden only 2 hours earlier, I woke up with pain in both breasts and I am back on pain medication as in the beginning.
The pain makes is difficult to sleep or rest. I find the pain to be more manageable when I am up and moving around. Is this normal to start to feel better and then get increased pain? What can I expect for healing time for a procedure like this? I am 65 years old.
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It sounds like you will need an internal capsulorrhaphy to close down the lateral breast pocket. In my opinion, Strattice would be a useful adjunct for a more reliable revision.
There are different opinions on the subject of massage to prevent contracture, because there isn't any evidence to prove one way or the other. What we do know is that CC is not caused by simply having the pocket too tight, which would be the reason for massage. With Strattice, best to leave...
I have used Strattice a few times for recurrent capsular contracture, and it has been effective with more than a year follow-up. Since your contracture recurred early, i think it is a very good idea. It is unfortunately quite expensive but it is a unique product.
