I'm 5 weeks Post op and bumped into my husband's razor, grazing my nipple, the nipple has been cut, very minor, though. I want to know since it bled am I at risk for my implant to get infected. I cleaned the area and applied triple anti biotic ointment. I have 750cc SRM Inspira's
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Thanks for your question. The usage of acellular dermal matrices (ADMS) like Strattice in breast surgery is a wonderful tool. Drains are absolutely necessary and the body can produce some fluid during the healing process and off loading the fluid is necessary for incorporation of the ADM. My ...
Christopher J. Inglefield, MBBS, FRCS(Plast) says:
Hi there. Thank you for your question and photos. You have lovely natural breasts now. What size you wish to achieve will need to be decided based on your measuements and tissue. I use 3D imaging with the Crisalix system to help my patients understand what their goals are. Your MS should...
Thank you for the question. Semantics can be confusing. When surgeons talk about placing breast implants "behind the muscle", they are usually referring to "partial" or "dual plane" positioning. In other words, all of these terms refer to the same sub muscular (as opposed to sub glandular pos...