Hi I have silicone 385 cohesion style implants I had a massage the other day and she stepped on my back as a massage too, I felt fine during this didn’t hear a pop or anything , but now three days later I feel a little sore on my right breast occasional shooting pain? Could I have ruptured it while I was getting a massage? I thought it takes a lot to rupture an implant? I workout a lot as well, is this possible?
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Thank you for your question. Capsular contracture, a thickening and tightening of the thin capsular tissue that forms around the breast implant, is the most common serious complication following breast augmentation. Research is ongoing to help us better understand this process....
Thank you for your question.I understand your concern. Every surgeon has different post op protocols based on his/her experience. Breast massage varies patient to patient. The idea behind breast massage to help stretch the skin to allow the implant to drop. Please follow your PS instructions ...
Most expanders are placed under the pectoralis muscle, but there is a tendency now to place expanders under the skin alone. So, two placements are possible. If yours were under muscle, it is possible that a seroma can occur, and the implants can literally "float" and turn with muscle contraction...
