Swelling and Pain Underneath Crease Incision After Breast Augmentation? (photo)

It is extremely hard to make accurate diagnosis as well as giving crucial decision making clinical decision without an in person physical examination along with a length discussion, please see your local board certified plastic surgeon in your area. If you dont have a surgeon or cant locate your surgeon you can look at the american society of aesthetic plastic surgery website and search by zip code or postal code. I wish you the best success!

I'm sorry to hear about the complication you have experienced after breast augmentation surgery. The major concern I would have would be the possibility of infection. If you were to have any further drainage,  additional cultures should be taken (your plastic surgeon should consider the presence of unusual organisms causing this problem and cultures should be sent for  unusual organisms such as Mycobacterium etc.).

 I would suggest continued close follow-up with your plastic surgeon;  if a fluid collection is present a careful drainage procedure may be indicated.   My concern ultimately would be the potential for breast implant involvement/infection.

Best wishes.

Sometimes women will have tenderness at the inframammary incisional
scar or slightly below it.  This area may
feel firm or may even look like a raised “guitar string”.  This may be what you are experiencing 7 weeks
into your recovery.  Anti-inflammatory
analgesic like Advil or Naprosyn and massaging of the area can be helpful.  I expect that the pain will go away over
time.  Always follow-up with your plastic
surgeon so that he or she can determine that your recovery continues on track.