Breast Implant Hurting on Right Side Only What to Do?

    Unilateral breast pain 2 weeks after surgery is not uncommon.  If the breast is not larger than the other, then it is not likely a hematoma.  If the pain can be made better by movement, does it feel better when pushed down or up?   Also, provide pictures for more accurate answers. 

Pain on one side, two weeks after breast augmentation may be trouble or may be normal. Best to contact your plastic surgeon. They have much more information and can ask you more detailed questions to help sort things out. Good luck.

You should contact your surgeon about your situation. Nevertheless, asymmetric pain after breast augmentation is quite.

Thank you for your question. The best thing to do is to see your plastic surgeon, since they know what techniques they performed and can examine you to see if there have been any changes.Breast pain is not uncommon during the immediate recovery period and can be simply from overuse- usually on the side of your dominant hand. Another less common cause but just as benign is Mondor’s disease- thrombophlebitis of a vein caused by pressure from the breast implant. This is characterized by sharp pain under the breast with an associated firm cord in the inframammary fold that is painful and can be warm. Again, this is benign and self limited, but you should see your surgeon to determine exactly what is going on.Good luck!

is never a good idea in my book, no matter what kind of reputation that doctor may have.  The 'best' even have their issues or less then stellar outcomes.  That being said, your situation illustrates the downside of going out of town.  I hope you have an open line to his office and can have your concerns addressed.  You are in your acute post-operative phase and your doctor has an obligation to be available to you. 

As for the symptoms, it doesn't sound unusual and should be improving with time.  Keep up the band use and massage if your doctor instructed you on it.

In my opinion, interviewing prospective doctors to do your surgery is like dating, and having a doctor actually do your surgery is like being married.  A whole lot of commitment on both parts.

Now you entrusted your breasts and your life to this doctor, and he worked hard to do a good operation for you, and do it safely.  Why would you not communicate these issues to him?  Nobody knows better than your doctor what was done and what might be going on with you.

Make sense?  To me, beats worrying.

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Dear Christina94996,

Please talk to your surgeon about your symptoms and your questions. He or she should be able to help you.

Warmest wishes,

Larry Fan, MD