I got breast implants in 2006. It's been 3 years and everything has been fine, up until this past week when a small area of my right breast has been slighty hurting. It feels as though it was bruised, yet there are no visual indications of a physical, darkened bruise. What could this be? Thanks.
I am a bartender. Could it be possibly because I lifted something too heavy/too quickly and torn something?
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March 9, 2009
Answer: It may not have anything to do with the implants.
Hello. Thank you for your inquiry and congratulations on your surgery! It is important to have an in-person medical assessment regarding this issue as it is difficult to determine virtually. Continue to update your doctor in the matter and follow their post-op protocol.
Please note that this...
Smoking is a risk to the surgery with a higher chance of infection and poor healing with larger scars. To place implants, I do not insist that patients stop smoking but they are told of the higher risks and they can proceed as they desire. Less smoking is always better but you need about two...
As far as I know, there is not such thing as a silicone allergy. It is an inert product. Yes, patients can have an allergy to latex but they are unrelated.