Thank you in advance. I got my saline under the muscle implants in 2011. 1 year later I got diagnosed w/thyroid disorder. (This may or may not be related) recently I’ve been having odd issues that no doctor or test can explain. I’ve been thinking that this all has to do with my implants for years. I know there is no way to confirm or deny this tho. Now I want explantation. My question is is it necessary to have the total capsulectomy or will simple under local anasthesia explantation be Ok?
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After surgery. It is in Chapter 1 of every surgery textbook. When your body undergoes the stress of anesthesia, or the stress following a serious trauma or accident, there are specific hormonal shifts that occur. One very important hormone for mood and well being is a hormone called cortisol ...
It would probably be safest to take at least a dose prior to your piercing or tattoo. Remember, each piercing or tattoo is a potential wound infection. Perhaps you might consider avoiding the risk.
You might go back to the surgeon that replaced your implants and see, since you are a returning patient, if he will give you a discounted rate. Typically, there will be the OR fee, possibly anesthesia, and the surgeon's fee. However, you have waited several years to decide that these implants...