How do you know for sure if you have an infection in breast implant pocket? Is it likely to return after reimplanting? (Photo)

Infection can be diagnosed based on symptoms, and a definitive diagnosis can be made based on bloodwork and cultures. To get cultures from a capsule would require surgery

Thank you very much for your question. It does sound as if you have a low grade
infection in your breast.The cause of capsular contracture is not
100% known but is possibly related to low grade infection.This would tie in with the fact that your
condition does improve when you are on antibiotics.Interestingly breast implant infections are
more common in people who do have recurrent UTI’s as the bacteria from this can
spread in the blood and settle on a foreign object such as a breast implant.I think if you do have tender, painful
breasts with significant capsular contracture the best option may be to remove
the implants and the capsules so that your breasts are back to normal
tissue.You can then either leave the
implants out for a time to clear the infection or insert the implants during
the same operation.I would wish you the best of luck with this
in future.AR