Swollen 11 year old implants - could this be Capsular contraction? (photo)
January 13, 2022
Asked By:Siofra101 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
I have had tear drop implants for almost 11 years. I woke up last week and my left breast was swollen. Over the years now and again I have been experiencing a little pain in that breast. I also breast feed two baby’s and it was mainly from my Left breast. It’s swollen and hard to touch. Worse when sitting or on my back. But if I lay on my stomach it’s loosens slightly
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Even though you have almost healed from your last surgery, external ultrasound treatments and Accolate could be tried. If you have no results, then you will need surgery.
Thanks for your question! You do appear to be bottoming out, but it doesn't seem severe at this point. I think it is correctable. I would recommend an in-person consultation to determine if you need a capsulorrhaphy or possibly something like Galaflex to give lower pole support. Good luck!
If postoperative massage is performed correctly, this should be fairly uncommon. When it does happen, the most common reason would be scar tissue formation(capsule). Depending on how your body forms capsules around your new implants, they may sit higher than you want. This can often be improved...
