I can feel lumps and hardness in one of my breast implants, could this just be scar tissue?

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Hi. I had breast augmentation for the first time 2 years ago and then again last year to create more symmetry. Lately I'm able to feel lumps and hardness inside the one breast and it seems to be higher up on my chest than the other. The other has dropped and feels as though it's my own but the other just doesn't feel the same. Could this just be scar tissue and nothing to worry about?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars. 
 
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Dr. Karamanoukian
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Michael B. Tantillo, MD · Answer

Firmness or lumps in the breast warrant a visit to your surgeon.  After an examination your surgeon may be able to assure that there is no abnormality or your surgeon may order diagnistic testing such as an ulltrasound.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

Although this could be scar tissue or capsular contracture, it would be most inappropriate to offer reassurance without having done a breast exam. An examining surgeon is the only one who will be able to tell you that you have nothing to worry about.

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