I just completed my 3rd BA Revision surgery in L.A. after 2 unsuccessful surgeries in Thailand. My 2nd surgery was done in May 2010, and it was a horrible experience. The L.A. doctor fixed my implants, but did not care to address the other issues stemming from my 2nd surgery. I am numb in my upper left arm/arm pit area. It is really annoying, and drives me crazy when I have an itch. There is also a weird sensation when I touch the area. Whill this ever go away?
January 23, 2011
Answer: Arm numbness It was probably impossible for your LA surgeon to correct your arm numbness as he would not be able to look for what your Thai surgeon injured. The numbness coukd be the result of something the Thai surgeon did, or from the position they had you lying in during the surgery.
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January 23, 2011
Answer: Arm numbness It was probably impossible for your LA surgeon to correct your arm numbness as he would not be able to look for what your Thai surgeon injured. The numbness coukd be the result of something the Thai surgeon did, or from the position they had you lying in during the surgery.
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January 21, 2011
Answer: Left Arm Numbness may be due to injury to intercostobrachial nerves, other factors
Rarely, some patient may have upper inner arm numbness after breast augmentation surgery. It may be more common with an underarm incision, as opposed to a breast fold or areolar incision. Basically, the intercostobrachial nerves may have stretched, or swelling may have compressed them, which may cause short term or long term numbness in your upper and inner arm.
Even without an underarm incision, some of the nerves may be damaged with compression or surgery i the chest wall area. This would correspond to the underarm area.
The treatment of the area is usually time, and making sure your swelling goes down. If this doesn't do the trick, then desensitization therapy, massage, and other modalities may help. You should consider talking to your plastic surgeon that did the surgery to figure out what to do, given that it's been 8 months since your procedure.
Thanks for the great question, and I wish you the best of luck in getting rid of your numbness.
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January 21, 2011
Answer: Left Arm Numbness may be due to injury to intercostobrachial nerves, other factors
Rarely, some patient may have upper inner arm numbness after breast augmentation surgery. It may be more common with an underarm incision, as opposed to a breast fold or areolar incision. Basically, the intercostobrachial nerves may have stretched, or swelling may have compressed them, which may cause short term or long term numbness in your upper and inner arm.
Even without an underarm incision, some of the nerves may be damaged with compression or surgery i the chest wall area. This would correspond to the underarm area.
The treatment of the area is usually time, and making sure your swelling goes down. If this doesn't do the trick, then desensitization therapy, massage, and other modalities may help. You should consider talking to your plastic surgeon that did the surgery to figure out what to do, given that it's been 8 months since your procedure.
Thanks for the great question, and I wish you the best of luck in getting rid of your numbness.
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