Why Does my Implant Feel Stuck?

January 16, 2013
Asked By:elizrad

My right breast developed fluid after 1 month, since then my breast is displaced; firm & sensitive to touch. My PS drained the fluid. The day after the breast returned to its normal state: the next day the breast gravitated upward, felt firm again and sensitive to the touch. It's been one month since, and although, the implant gets soft after an aggressive massage, it immediately gets firm, and it feels stuck to the bottom and very difficult to push upwards. Am I ready for a revision?

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January 22, 2013

Answer: Why does my Implant feel stuck?

Thomas Trevisani, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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January 22, 2013

Answer: Why does my Implant feel stuck?

Thomas Trevisani, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 18, 2013

Answer: Possible Capsular Contracture

Andrew Smith, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 18, 2013

Answer: Possible Capsular Contracture

Andrew Smith, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 17, 2013

Answer: Capsular Contracture

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 17, 2013

Answer: Capsular Contracture

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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January 16, 2013

Answer: Implant Stuck - Revision after 1 Month?

Kenneth Hughes, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
January 16, 2013

Answer: Implant Stuck - Revision after 1 Month?

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September 30, 2013

Answer: Significant asymmetry at a month postop may be fluid and not contracture

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Answer: Significant asymmetry at a month postop may be fluid and not contracture

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