500cc right and 540 left saline under the muscle implants. Today at my 2 wk dr said I have capsular contracture in my right breast and ordered me to aggressively massage it 8 times a day. I've had much more pain from day 1 in my right breast. I'm worried it may be my muscles attempting to heal and all of this massaging will hurt the healing. No fluid or infection detected. No swelling. Just much tighter on the right breast. From what I've read, it seems at 2 weeks it's not capsular?
October 23, 2015
Answer: Capsular contracture????? In my experience, I have yet to see CC at two weeks post op in a primary breast augmentation. I am sure it can happen but it is too early to tell. I can't even think of a mechanism how that would happen. Your capsule is barely formed.Massage can be very helpful so follow your surgeon's guidance.Best Wishes,nana Mizuguchi
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October 23, 2015
Answer: Capsular contracture????? In my experience, I have yet to see CC at two weeks post op in a primary breast augmentation. I am sure it can happen but it is too early to tell. I can't even think of a mechanism how that would happen. Your capsule is barely formed.Massage can be very helpful so follow your surgeon's guidance.Best Wishes,nana Mizuguchi
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Answer: Capsular contracture prevention after breast augmentation Hi, Thanks for posting your question. I am happy to try and help you. It is important to remember that a board certified plastic surgeon will be your best resource when it comes to an accurate assessment of your situation, and concerns. Having said that, capsular contracture is a very unfortunate condition that may develop after breast augmentation surgery. The cause is an enigma and we have some suspicions that it may be caused by subclinical bacterial infection, or excessive bleeding during or after surgery. The treatment is also complicated and some PS will through the kitchen sink at it trying to make it go away. Sometimes it works, other times it does not. Ultrasound, asthma medications, reoperating, scar tissue removal, changing to a different breast pocket, breast implant exchange and even implant removal have been suggested to treat it. The other problem is that it may go away after all of these heroic efforts only to have it return. In other cases, one of these may work and it does not come back. It is a tough problem. Best wishes, Dr. Michael J. Brown Northern Virginia Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Capsular contracture prevention after breast augmentation Hi, Thanks for posting your question. I am happy to try and help you. It is important to remember that a board certified plastic surgeon will be your best resource when it comes to an accurate assessment of your situation, and concerns. Having said that, capsular contracture is a very unfortunate condition that may develop after breast augmentation surgery. The cause is an enigma and we have some suspicions that it may be caused by subclinical bacterial infection, or excessive bleeding during or after surgery. The treatment is also complicated and some PS will through the kitchen sink at it trying to make it go away. Sometimes it works, other times it does not. Ultrasound, asthma medications, reoperating, scar tissue removal, changing to a different breast pocket, breast implant exchange and even implant removal have been suggested to treat it. The other problem is that it may go away after all of these heroic efforts only to have it return. In other cases, one of these may work and it does not come back. It is a tough problem. Best wishes, Dr. Michael J. Brown Northern Virginia Plastic Surgeon
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