On the 1st of July 2013 I had my operation and I have a tissue expander now. I`ve lived with a fever 100,5 for 2 weeks. I manage it with paracetamol but it slowly goes up again. Inside expander is 220 ml (max 300 ml). Lymph is coming out. Leucocytes are high. Doctor says it is such reaction of my body. He says breast looks good, it is not red. He thinks I dont have infection. Antibiotics didnt help. Do I need to worry? Can it be such answer from my body? Is there any risk to take the expander out?
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Answer: Possible infection after implant reconstruction
Final implant choices are based a number of factors but one of the most important is the width. This prevents crowing in the middle of the chest and conversely to much implant towards the armpit. Three
basic forms of breast reconstruction exist. You can use your own tissue,
implants...
It is hard to predict exact cup size. Cup size varies a lot depending on different brand and style of bras you buy. With 500cc implant, you may become C or D. I usually tell patients not to worry too much about cc volume. If you have expanders right now, you want to like the size...