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Sometimes in thin patients, the edge of the implant can be felt beneath the skin and as the implant moves around in the pocket, you can feel this in a different place.As mentioned in a previous post you should have someone knowledgable in implant surgery to examine you to be sure that this is what you are feeling and not something more serious.Take Care.
If your surgeon did not remove all of the air from the implant if is possible but I think highly unlikely. Breast lumps are always of concern. You must go back to you surgeon and have him examine you. If his answers don't satisfy you see you primary care doc or Ob/Gyn.
You did not mention how long it has been since your surgical procedure. It is possible to have air on the outside of the implant within the pocket itself. This are usually is absorbed over the first 5 to 7 days. You may be palpating a fold in the implant especially if it changes in different positions. Your plastic surgeon will be in the best position to know if this is the implant or if it is actually a soft tissue mass that needs further attention and work up.
There should not be anything inside your pocket other than your implant so I'm not sure what you are feeling. It would be best to return to your plastic surgeon so they can examine you and tell you what they think what you are feeling as a soft lump is.Dr Edwards
Lumps in the breast must be assessed by you doctor. Depending on your risk factors, pathology must always be ruled-out. Air pockets get absorbed quickly but cysts, small seromas, or hematomas might persist. I have had a few patient who unfortunately developed breast cancer around the time of augmentation, either incidentally ,and fortunately, diagnosed during the exam prior to augmentation or noted to have new masses soon after augmentation. Don't mean to alarm you, but please have your surgeon check this lump out.
Read that you had textured implant. Your surgeon might be right to have you wait if your implant was done less than a month ago. I personally like to wait 4 months before deciding what is to be done. Rather than replace the implant, you might think of a couple of things: 1. If you can't see it,...
Breast Implant Rippling most often occurs when there is insufficient soft tissue coverage due to little overlying body fat and breast tissue. Implants placed beneath the muscle help to minimize this phenomena but the lower and outside breast (as pectoralis muscle is no longer present), towards...
Hi there- The only way to know with any certainty whether you have a leaking or ruptured implant is to pay a visit to your surgeon's office and have him/her examine you. With saline implants, as long as you are beyond the period of postoperative swelling, any short term change in the volume of...
I know of several women who received implants and have never had to change them. It is a myth that implants must be changed every 10 years. Generally, if you don't have a problem with your implants and haven't noticed any pain or a change in appearance, then there is no need to replace them....
I wish you had a picture posted, but yes bactrim is reasonable as so is Keflex that you are now on. It is difficult to say if you will need the impants removed or not. It is simply a test of time and see how things progress. If the antibiotics work then you are in good shape and may be able...
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