How long after breast augmentation can I get a mammogram? My BA was done 10/20. Got a call from my dr. requesting a 2nd exam.

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Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear soldavalos,most plastic surgeons would recommend you to wait 6 months before having a mammography. But every plastic surgeon has his own postoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Steven H. Wiener, MD · Answer

This is a very important question. Ideally, you should wait at least 6 months after your augmentation surgery to undergo a mammogram. The mammogram procedure can be painful early after surgery, because the procedure requires compression of your breast tissue and implant. If your doctor is requesting a second mammogram, consider a ultra-sound of your breast or a MRI.

Sanjay Mukerji, MD · Answer

Optimally, you should wait 3-6 months after getting a breast augmentation to get a mammogram, to prevent some of the pain and tenderness you might feel with pressure and manipulation on a postoperative area. Additionally, there may be some inflammation from the surgery, which may affect the mammogram results. However, if you need evaluation on a more urgent basis, because of the prior mammogram, you should meet with your plastic surgeon and discuss either getting a mammogram or some other study, like ultrasound or MRI.

Rafael Gottenger, MD · Answer

Good afternoon and thank you for your inquiry, my recommendation is to wait between 3-6months after surgery, however, if your doctor needs to perform more studies to evaluate your breast tissue, maybe he can choose a different study instead, but you should definetly discuss this further with him/her.

Richard J. Brown, MD · Answer

If it is emergent then do it, if it can wait I would wait about 2-3 months. They are not so gentle when they do them as you well know and so you may have some pain if you do it too soon plus the capsule is forming those first 3 months and you don't want anyone manipulating and squeezing them into a mammogram machine. If it is that important to get your imaging you can always just get an MRI.

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