Had bilateral breast augmentation on May 14. Left side started out with a hematoma, which lead to a seroma, which lead to the sutures being busted open exposing what felt and appeared as a black textured implant. sentria is the manufactures name 505 cc high profile sub muscular. Had implants removed on Wed June 5th. How did this infection occur, why was the implant black? How do I add pictures?
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June 11, 2013
Answer: Causes of Complications after Breast Augmentation Surgery?
Implants are pretty rugged and pretty durable but they are not stainless steel. At some point, one or both may wear out and need replacing. Still, these implants are put through some pretty rigorous testing prior to being put on the market and should be able to withstand anything...
Breast implants naturally give more fullness to the upper pole of the breast. A submuscular placement adds to this fullness. There is no exact right number of cc’s to use since every body is different and everyone’s desires and what they see is different. Typically somewhere between 275 cc ...
In my opinion and experience, saline-filled breast implants should be filled to their rated volume and no more than 10 % more than that (which makes a significantly noticeable difference in size). Over-filling, in my experience, means filling the implant beyond 10% of the rated volume or beyond...