I had many Chiro adjustments about 1 year after my breast reconstruction. I was wondering if the could cause the implants to be damaged? The adjustments involved laying on tummy and pushing on the spine briskly. I have gummy implants. They look very misshapen now. I did not think about it at the time but it just occured to me that this may have somthing to do with the way my reconstruction has turned out. I am currently almost five years from my surgery Thanks Laura
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October 13, 2011
Answer: How to evaluate breast implants after reconstruction
The skin flaps will not thicken. May be fat transfer will do that. Fat transfer is not covered by insurance and you will pay for it. you will need multiple sessions.
Remember you had mastectomy therefore you can not compare your breast before the mastectomy to the breast after the mastectomy...
Once you have an infection with an implant or tissue expander, the implant need to be removed and wait atleast 6 months before reinsertion of another tissue expander. Even with that waiting peroid you are still at a higher risk for infectio.Because bacteria can stay dormant in the scar.
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From the symptoms that you describe, the cause of your tigtness is most likely the pectoralis muscle that is being stretched by the underlying implant, in combination with capsular contracture. Simply exchanging the implant will not resolve this problem. It is now possible to change the location...
