About 31/2 (5/14/2013) months ago I got my BA. About three weeks ago I noticed that my right breast was a bit firmer and higher. I got saline, under smooth left 525 right 515. PS recommended for me to massage and also prescribed antibiotics. I'm also taking vitamin E. will this help capsule to soften. At one point implant was soft and had descended.
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Answer: Massage has no effect on capsular contracture.
Capsular contracture results from an overzealous immune response to a foreign body. In the case of breast implants, capsular contracture can cause painful distortion of the implant and overlying breast tissue. The Baker scale is used to determine the severity of this response:
Grade 1: Soft,...
Capsular contracture is a complication that can occur after breast augmentation surgery, when the scar tissue around a breast implant tightens and hardens: ExplanationThe body forms a thin, pliable, and translucent capsule of scar tissue around a breast implant as a normal response to the...
