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

There are several factors believed to contribute to capsular contracture, though daily life stress is not one of them. We do know that saline breast implants have a slightly lower risk of contracture, and also submuscular implants have a much lower rate. Other factors include bacterial contamination, or bleeding in the implant pocket, too late to worry about after one month augmentation.

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Capsular contracture is complicated in that we know what it is and we know some of the causes but we still don't know how to prevent it from ever happening. Some steps to decrease the risk involve -sterile technique -gentle and careful dissection of the pocket -meticulous hemostasis -antibiotics including antibiotic irrigation -no touch technique in handling the implant Despite all that we know and do it still happens although the incidence is lower now then it has ever been. You either have smooth or textured implants but not both. I am not a fan of massage although some surgeons continue to recommend it. I am not sure if stress plays a role. There is some thought that an infection or bacteria traveling in your bloodstream may cause capsular contractures. If you are going to have any dental care, you may want to talk to your surgeon about prophylactic antibiotics.