How Early Can Capsular Contraction Start and What Are the Symptoms?

Your plastic surgeon is probably right.
Although capsular contractures following breast augmentation  can occur just about anytime, most women start having symptoms around three months after their breast implant surgery. This is because it takes some time for a capsule to form and then to scar down (contracture). Therefore it is probably too early at 10 days to be concerned about this problem. Your signs and symptoms are most likely from muscle spasm although other factors could also cause this. Your plastic surgeon should be able to sort this our in short order.

Signs and symptoms are going from a soft breast in good position to a hard one that looks hard and round like a ball usually after 3 months that tends to ride up your chest and can eventually be painful.(i.e. hard, deformed, displaced)

 

Sometimes there are signs of tightness that are concerning as early as one week after surgery.   There is no way to predict who is going to be tight, but I find that the patients that are committed to a good outcome can work through the tightness and prevent capsular contracture.  On the other hand, the patients that do not help themselves, do not do the massage the way they should, and end up with capsules that they should not have developed.  So in part it is now up to you!

Thank you for your question.A capsular contracture can start as early as the first month. It will feel tight and painful, the implants can look asymmetric.

Although capsular contracture can happen any time after the surgery, it is most commonly apparent around 3-4 months time.  At the early phase there can be many other reasons why one side has dropped faster than the opposite.  Swelling can be a cause as can the muscle being tighter on one side than the other and so forth.At this point the best advice is to continue with follow ups with your plastic surgeon and wait and see how things shape up.Hope that helps.

Congratulations on your procedure. Capsular contracture typically takes several months to start forming. One breast will start to feel more firm than the other. In severe cases the breast with the contracture can become painful and appear higher and tighter than the other side. It's important to remember that breast implants take a full six months to settle fully. You can have areas that appear flat a deflated at the bottom of your breast and it's just because the implant hasn't settled fully. It goes away with time. Over the next several months your breast should become more round and full. If you have concerns, reach out your plastic surgeon for specific answers.

It's quite early into your healing. Hence, it's not likely you are experiencing capsular contracture. Your #healing will continue for 2-3 months for the early period. This includes some #swelling, bruising, malposition, color differences and sensation will be abnormal. Scars will also be changing.
But, it can be up to one year see your final result. Your doctor may require you to move or massage the implants within the breast pockets during the #postoperative period. (#Textured implants do not require breast massage.) 
Severe capsule contracture probably occurs in less than 15% of augmentation patients. Every woman has a breast capsule around their implant and this is a normal phenomenon. The capsule itself could be as thin as Saran Wrap but may also become calcified and thickened. As it thickens and shrinks, the patient may develop a feeling a firmness of the breasts and in its worst situation, the breast may become painful and abnormal in appearance, achieving a very round, hard, and uneven appearance. There may be distortion and possible breakage and leakage of an older implant, but may also include a newer #implant.
Saline implants may deflate spontaneously. When the patient has significant #symptoms, complete or partial leakage of their saline implant, or concerns regarding silicone leakage, it is recommended that the implant is removed and exchanged. 
You must have patience as you heal, but if there are any causes of concern, ask questions of the doctor or the nursing staff