Had en bloc implant removal 23 days ago. Each pectoralis major muscle is differently moving. Is something wrong? Before was equal. The right side above the boob seems to be indented and left going out like swollen. When I flex them, the right one moves my boob up and the left one not, it just makes a bulk on the top of the boob from the muscle. The muscle is also more coming into my arm when standing. Is this still swelling from the surgery or is something wrong?
April 16, 2019
Answer: Concerns after breast implant removal surgery… Keep in mind the your plastic surgeon will always be your best resource when it comes to accurate assessment, advice, and meaningful reassurance. Having said that, based on your description and photographs, I do not necessarily think something is "wrong"; it is not unusual for patients to heal asymmetrically (and/or experience different sensation or movement, one breast from another). Continue close follow-up with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes.
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April 16, 2019
Answer: Concerns after breast implant removal surgery… Keep in mind the your plastic surgeon will always be your best resource when it comes to accurate assessment, advice, and meaningful reassurance. Having said that, based on your description and photographs, I do not necessarily think something is "wrong"; it is not unusual for patients to heal asymmetrically (and/or experience different sensation or movement, one breast from another). Continue close follow-up with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes.
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April 16, 2019
Answer: Too soon to tell Scar tissue is the thickest about six weeks after your surgery so it is not uncommon for stuff to be adherent and move when muscles are flexed. It is also not uncommon for scar tissue to be worse on one side than the other for reasons no surgeon can truly explain. If you are right-handed, your right pectoral muscle may be more developed than the left. Alternatively, the left muscle or nerves could have been damaged either during placement of the implant or during the enbloc removal. You might try massaging out the lump on the right, sometimes that helps it soften faster but generally it will take six months for scar tissue to soften and stretch so i wouldn't be too worried right now.
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April 16, 2019
Answer: Too soon to tell Scar tissue is the thickest about six weeks after your surgery so it is not uncommon for stuff to be adherent and move when muscles are flexed. It is also not uncommon for scar tissue to be worse on one side than the other for reasons no surgeon can truly explain. If you are right-handed, your right pectoral muscle may be more developed than the left. Alternatively, the left muscle or nerves could have been damaged either during placement of the implant or during the enbloc removal. You might try massaging out the lump on the right, sometimes that helps it soften faster but generally it will take six months for scar tissue to soften and stretch so i wouldn't be too worried right now.
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