How long after breast implant surgery must I wait to have a mammogram?

They look great. Your breasts are situated low on your chest. This is what some docs call the "breast footprint". When your breast and nipple are low, this isn't a drooping breast, just a low breast footprint. You can have larger and higher profile implants placed in order to get a more...

Good afternoon!Great question- and the answer is you can go over your BWD as much as the gap between your breasts will allow. Some patients have 3cm between their breasts, so to maintain a nice 1 cm gap they can go over their BWD by 1cm on each side, which will take their gap from 3 cm down to...

At 3 weeks postop you will most likely still undergo some significant changes.  Depending on what kind of implant you have your surgeon may recommend breast massage.  At this point I would recommend you continue to follow your surgeon's instructions

Thank you for your question.  Breast implants themselves do not cause costochondritis, though surgery initially to place them may.  It appears that you did well for a year before your symptoms developed and I would hazard something else may have caused your discomfort, such as a t...

Thank you for your question and photograph.  I can see your area of redness and slight incision breakdown but if you aren't having other signs consistent with infection - spreading redness, increased warmth, worsening pain, swelling, fever, fatigue - it is unlikely you have a cellulitis.  I w...

Hello,Thank you for the question. I advise my BA patients to avoid heavy lifting and upper body workouts for 6 weeks post op. At that point they can begin to resume previous workouts but I recommend that they start at about 25% and slowly increase as comfortable. Your Plastic Surgeon will likely...