Hematoma 16 Days After Breast Augumentation - Will It Go Away?

It is believed that hematoma may contribute to capsule contracture. The longest I had a patient develop hematoma was 14 days. I took the patient back to the operating room to evacuate the hematoma and stop the source if the bleeding. Patient is now months out and didn't skip a beat. My vote is to reiterate and remove the hematoma.

Thank you for your question and for sharing your photo. A hematoma can be very mild or very pronounced in its presentation. A mild one may induce slightly more swelling and increased bruising and will likely resolve on its own. A more severe hematoma can result in dramatic asymmetry in terms of swelling, feelings of light headedness due to loss of blood, severe bruising, and can be rapidly growing. If you every experience the latter, then I would contact your surgeon immediately and if you have trouble, you may even go to the ER. Larger hematomas often have to be surgically drained.

Postoperative
bleeding and resultant hematoma formation can occur following breast
augmentation surgery.When this
situation arises, surgical intervention is usually always indicated to avoid
long-term complications.When blood is left within the
implant pocket following postoperative bleeding, the wound healing process can
be adversely affected.Under these
circumstances, undrained hematomas can result in pain, breast distortion,
capsular contracture, implant displacement, and infections.For these reasons, hematomas should be drained as soon as
possible when they occur after breast augmentation surgery.It’s important that you discuss this
issue with your plastic surgeon.If you’re
unhappy with his response, a second opinion may be appropriate.