I am just over 3 weeks post op breast augmentation. I received 425cc in right and 475cc in left. My left breast had to have the dual plane procedure. However, that one is way more sore than the right one. Is this normal?
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Hello,
There could be many different things happening here. See your surgeon and get this worked out. The "breaking out" on your chest is not normal, but again it is not something to treat yourself without your surgeon's guidance.
It is quite common to have muscle spasms after having breast augmentation under the muscle. The pectoralis muscle is cut along the breast fold and a breast implant is then placed under the muscle. The muscle is therefore stretched, contracts and has spasms for several weeks after breast...
All breast implant surgery requires that the surgeon make a pocket in which the implant is placed. It is either under the breast, under the pectoralis muscle or a combination of both. Regardless there is this pocket in which the implant is placed. Your body then creates a pocket with a light...