Can I go braless? I am 2 days away from my 3 weeks post op. I had 295cc teardrop implant under muscle.

Dear Chinatsu, I am sorry to hear about you are experiencing, Chinatsu. Based on what you have described, we can only speculate that the discomfort you are feeling is due to nerve damage associated with your breast augmentation surgery.  For the best treatment option, we need to...

Hi Trimmy, I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing pain following your surgery. It is not uncommon to experience pain a few weeks after breast augmentation surgery. However, it would be best that you visit your plastic surgeon for proper assessment and intervention to lessen your...

Hi Nurturing3696, The two main types of implants are silicone and saline. The shell of the implants can be either textured (which reduces capsular contracture) or smooth. A textured implant sometimes requires a larger incision. The shape of the implant can be either round or tear drop shaped...

Hi 700ccGirl, I understand your concern and it is quite normal to be concerned about the outcome following a breast augmentation surgery. However, you are still in the early stages of the healing process at 6 weeks post op. You will need to be patient at this moment and follow what your...

Thank you for this interesting question.  It would have been helpful if you would have sent a pre operative picture of your breasts as the post operative picture you sent could have had multiple causative factors. Some of your RealSelf experts have stated that 6 weeks is too early to get a c...

Hi hw1904, I understand your concern and it is quite normal to be concerned about the outcome following a breast augmentation surgery. However, you are still in the early stages of the healing process at 6 weeks post op. You will need to be patient at this moment and follow what your...