A little over three years ago I had under the muscle breast augmentation to take me from a very small A to a regular C. I always noticed that the left implant sat a bit lower than the right, but was not alarmed by it until I started experiencing slight discomfort around the left breast when laying on my left side, about a year and a half after surgery. Lately I have been experiencing more pain, not only while laying on my left side but almost all the time. Is this something I can treat at home?
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The only way to relieve the pain associated with breast tissue expanders is to slow the rate of expansion and use over the counter pain relievers. This will also result in a longer expansion period further delaying the completion of breast reconstruction. But everyone mst creed at their...
Thank you for the question.
It is very possible that you are experiencing a “normal post-op letdown"; it may take several months for the breast implants to fully “settle” and for you to see the final results of surgery. At that point, I would suggest that you not...
Yes it can. I would put silicone implants over the muscle. Looks like you have mild asymmetry and might use two different sizes. Implants cant go under the fascia -- that is not a real operation, they either are over the muscle or partially (dual plane) under. Most of my implants now are through...
