What can I do about my breast implants feeling as hard as a rock first thing in the morning ?

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I'm 30 days post op . I massage frequently during the day.

Sheila S. Nazarian, MD · Answer

What you are experiencing is simply a normal part of the healing process. With time, your breasts will soften. For now, keep doing what you are doing and be patient. My best,
Dr. Sheila Nazarian
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Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

I appreciate your question.

Right now, you are early on in the
post op recovery period. It will take 3-6 months for you to feel comfortable
having implants in your body and for them to settle. This time allows for you
to physically and psychologically adapt to your new body image. There are many
variables that contribute to a breast augmentation's final result. Preop size
and shape, IMF location, location of the implants and type of implant. Patients
heal at different rates and each breast will sometimes heal at a different
rate. Rest, relax, recover and heal. Please Express your concerns to your surgeon so
he/she can examine you at this time. Then reassess final result at 6 months.

The best way to assess and give true
advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified plastic
surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery.

Best of luck!

Dr. Schwartz

Payman Danielpour, MD, FACS · Answer

I think the best thing for you to do is see your plastic surgeon for an examination  to determine the cause. It is possible that your muscle is in spasm and gets better throughout the day and this will improve over time, however there may be other factors that are causing this and I highly recommend that you get an opinion from your plastic surgeon.

Clark Schierle, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Hang in there! As long as the shape and feel are improving week to week, however slowly, there is still hope for the final outcome. Ask you plastic surgeon if there are any compression garments, stretches or massaging exercises that can help speed your recovery.

Curtis Wong, MD · Answer

and continue with your massage regimen.  As mentioned by others, its muscle spasm until proven otherwise.  If you remain hard all the time, then you have a different problem.

Richard J. Brown, MD · Answer

I am not sure what is
really going on here as you did not really give us much information to go on.
If you are just 30 days out it is likely nothing. Sure, you could get a
capsular contracture that early but it is rare. It most likely is just that
your skin is still tight. The muscle still is in spasm now and again and that
can make them feel firm. But, go see your surgeon to make sure it is nothing
bigger going on.

Mark Schoemann, MD · Answer

Congratulations on
having undergone the breast augmentation procedure. I ask my patients to wait
3-6 months before evaluating the end results of the breast augmentation
surgery. This waiting time allows patients to adapt to the changes in their breast size
and shape as well as their overall new body image. There are a
significant percentage of patients at your stage of recovery that feel that
they are too big or (more commonly) too small. And those emotional feelings can
change daily turning this transitional time.

It can take many months to see the final
results of surgery. Swelling, soreness, skin repositioning, implant settling must
resolve completely before you can make that determination. Once the swelling
around the implants has also resolved you can see the final result. Patients
often report that they are happier with the implants' shape their cleavage and
projection once these changes occur.

I would suggest continued patience and
continued close follow-up with your plastic surgeon.
Best wishes or an outcome that you
will be pleased with long-term.

Lily Lee, MD · Answer

If your breasts are only hard first thing in the morning and then soften up as the day goes on, my guess is that it has to do with your muscles spasming. There could be issues with how you sleep and if you are cold while you sleep. A warming blanket over your chest while you sleep might help. Also, it is not uncommon to find it difficult to get comfortable after breast implants because there is volume in the way that you are not used to. I would try extra pillows to help support your sleep positioning as well. Finally, very occasionally, we can inject some Botox into your pectoralis muscles to relax them temporarily.

Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) · Answer

You have to be patient and your breasts will drop into their pocket and settle down and feel more natural; this process can take up to 3 months.

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

Thank you for the question and as you and your body go through the healing process this will stop and your breasts will soften and become part of you.  So try to be patient but let your surgeon know of your concerns.Dr. Corbin

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