Hi, i recently had breast augmentation, I'm about 8 days post op and it looks as if im forming a double bubble. I had 300cc high profile gel impants over the muscle with crease incision, there is a lot of pain around the incision and it seems to be swollen. Is this normal and worrying too much or is it a problem? Any answers is much appreciated.
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May 9, 2014
Answer: Double bubble a days after breast augmentation
First of all there is all the rage of going big when you have very little tissue. All of my patients have this mentality of "go big or go home" or "bigger is better". I try to teach my patients that going large will thin the tissue, have greater chance of rippling, capsule...
Thank you for your breast implant question.From your description, it sounds as though the internal sutures to close the skin led to slight puckering. If so, this will subside in time. Have your plastic surgeon check you. Best wishes.
I share your concern that this is troublesome and needs to be addressed promptly, Without an exam it is hard to tell if the hole is in communication with the implant or not. If so, there is a high risk of infection, and using antibiotics makes sense to me. What this clearly is is a...
