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As swelling dissipates palpability of the tissue expander increases. The expander as it is filled becomes more firm and at times more projected.
It is not unusual to be able to feel the port through the tissues. After a mastectomy, the tissues are usually pretty thin, so it is not unusual to be able to feel the expander or the port in different areas. as long as the area is covered and has not broken through the skin, then it is normal. If there is any questions,call your surgeon for a postoperative visit. I hope this helps.
Hello,Patients often complain of discomfort from their tissue expanders. The port can often be felt just underneath the skin as the skin is thin from the mastectomy procedure. Just remember that they are temporary and the permanent silicone gel implants are much more comfortable.Good luck!
Yes this does happen as the skin after a mastectomy can be very thin. Continue to follow up with your plastic surgeon regularly.
This does happen sometimes to my patients because their skin is so thin after their mastectomy. If you are having a lot of discomfort you can slow down you filling process to help deal with the pain. Good luck
Anatomic breast tissue expanders max out at about 850 cc and silicone gel breast implants max out at about 800 cc. Even with overfilling of a saline implant, a volume of 2000 cc is not possible. There are a lot of potential complications associated with very large breast implants. Perhaps you...
Thanks for your question. Yes, they are safe and can easily be left in place for 9 months. I have patients that have them in place much longer because they go through several months of chemotherarpy followed by radiation. I will typically wait closer to one year after radiation...
The average size of tissue expanders depends on the patient's chest width. The average weekly fill is about 50 cc.
