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hello cmf89 Dressings: These will vary from patient to patient. Some patients may be placed in a bra; others will wear an elastic bandage. Your doctor will decide after surgery and in subsequent weeks, which dressing will suit your needs. #results #sportsbra
Wearing a sports bra after explantation allows compression of the breast cavity to avoid formation of a "dead space" where fluid can potentially build up. Other than avoiding formation of a seroma, it typically does not improve the aesthetic result. 4-6 weeks of daily compression should be sufficient. Goretti H. Taghva MD
The purpose of the sports bra is to try to prevent fluid accumulation in the pocket where the implant once was. The compression on the tissues by the sports bra helps with this. It typically will not affect the overall look. The length of time recommended to wear it will vary by surgeon. Check with yours to see what is best for you.
Your implants will have created a pocket in your chest in which they sit. Once the implants are removed, then this pocket is empty and therefore creates a space in which fluid could accumulate (seroma). Wearing a sports bra will help to provide compression on your chest in order to reduce the risk of this fluid building up in the space.
It probably isn't important to wear a bra of any type after a simple implant explant. If it was a simple explant, only the incision needs to heal. The worry is that blood or fluid will build up in the space where the implant was inside the capsule and the compression of the bra will help prevent this. In my experience it doesn't seem to make any difference and even if fluid where to build up (blood is highly unlikely in a simple removal without doing anything to the capsule), it's very easy to drain off with no implant there to worry about. I recommend wearing the bra for a week after explant but don't require it.
Compression bras assist in healing by keeping the tissue compressed to avoid an open cavity which can accumulate fluid and delay healing.
Hello itskin Although good results are expected, there is no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the results that may be obtained. The body is not symmetric and almost everyone has some degree of unevenness, which may not be recognized in advance. One side of the face may be sl...
Hello, Thank you for your enquiry. The photographic information is very helpful. This appearance is not unusual following implant removal. One year following surgery you should not see much more change and could consider surgery. The options include excision of excess skin and recreation of the...
The capsulectomy is contributing little to the change in shape. For explant surgery, it is almost always best to remove the capsule in its entirety. This will allow the space to heal. If you leave the capsule in place, it does not heal. Fluid can accumulate in the space. The situation that...
