Can Daily Life Stress Be Another Cause of Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation?

Known predisposing factors causing capsular contracture include, infection, fluid collection around the implant and contamination (bacterial or particulate)  of the implant.

Known factors lessening the risk of capsular contracture include placement under muscle, textured implants, saline implants.

Probably the greatest predictor that you will develop capsular contracture, is  a previous history of having had a capsular contracture in the past.  This likely is a major indicator of a hereditary component in the evolution of this condition.

Now that you are 1 month after surgery, it is important to know that all that is known has already been done with regard to your capsular contracture risk.  Since medicine is not advanced sufficiently to alter our hereditary predispositions, it might be most productive to move forward without too much concern on this risk.

capsular contracture is a process that we have tried to minimize the occurrence of and prevent over the past 30 years. It appears that most of the causes can be minimized, although not totally eliminated during the operation. It is highly unlikely that any type of stress in the postoperative period will increase your chances of developing capsular contracture.

The known causes of contracture have been well listed by the others. This said, the brain is definitely connected to the body in ways not well understood. Psychological factors may certainly play a role that we cannot explain. Stress certainly doesn't help, but it wouldn't help any more to now stress about the stress!