My saline implant ruptured over a yr ago. I was breast feeding so I put it off. 6months ago I started having a lot of pain in armpits. After MRI ct scan and u/t they found swollen lymph nodes. my inflammation levels in my blood were spiked. Also have pain/tenderness all over my body. I feel like I lost all of my strength and am so tender that whenever someone touched me I'm in pain. Could this be all related to the implant? Do I need the capsule removed in surgery when I get them removed?
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Smooth implants settle much easier than do textured implants. Textured implants generally remain in the position where they were placed at the time of the original insertion.You may wish to consult with your Plastic Surgeon regarding your options in the future.
Capsular contracture is always an early postoperative complication (fortunately a rare one nowadays with modern macrotextured implants), and never happens beyond the 6th month postp.When the implants are aged, after 10, 15 or even 20 years, the immune system and the tissues of the patient begin...
You will have varying answers on this question depending on the surgeon's bias.From what I have seen, after 25 years of practice, both from my own experience, and from reading the surgical literature, there should be little doubt the rate of capsular contracture is significantly reduced with...
