I have extreme shoulder pain, should I use ice packs over the weekend until I see my doctor on Monday?

You should call your surgeon and express your concerns. Your surgeon will have the best advice for you as he or she knows what was done for you and what may or may not be normal for you. If you were my patient, I wouldn't mind being called on the weekend.Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author

Thank you for your question. I would call your doctor and speak with them now. It's important that you explain what is going on, so they can decide what advice to give you. After augmentation extreme pain is rare. Half of my patients only take ibuprofen after surgery, and they tend to describe their discomfort as "soreness" and not really as "pain." Certainly not as "extreme pain." Again, just give your doctor a heads up so that they can give you the best advice.

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your shoulder pain.  Though icing will not harm anything I would reach out to your surgeon so that they are aware of what is going on and can make the best recommendations.  Shoulder pain is not uncommon after submuscular placement and may respond well to a muscle relaxant.  Hope this helps.

Hello and thank you for your question.   I am assuming you have the implants behind your pec muscle?  It isn't unusual to have some back pain as well as shoulder pain for the first week post op.  My thinner patients notice it a bit more but it subsides, and you can take your prescribed pain medicine and or ice your shoulders.  I like most of my colleagues prefer the implant behind the muscle, with the exception of body builders, since the patients who have had subglandular implants, tend to sag more.

I am sorry for your extreme shoulder pain following breast implantation under the muscle. This is one of many reasons why I personally encourage my patients not to have implants under the muscle whenever possible. Please check with your doctor