I had a mastectomy, then 5 years later had breast reconstruction. I’m quite overweight and had a good bit of tissue left, so my surgeon didn’t do expanders, just kind of popped implants it. I went from being very flat chested to 775 CCs in each breast, over the muscle. I’m pretty happy but wondering about the redness and what I can do. I was told I wouldn't really have to wear bras and often don't, maybe I should wear something supportive more often?
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There are many options for breast reconstruction, including:a. implant onlyb. flap onlyc. hybrid flap and implant
The first thing is to re-establish the skin envelope with tissue expander replacement.
For women with large breasts, it can be difficult to achieve a good size match with implants alone. The largest silicone implant is 800cc, which is about a "C" cup size breast. A saline implant can be placed that can be filled up to about 1000cc, but overfilled implants can have other issues...
Its always good to exercise, but if you are noticing some new changes on the reconstructed breast especially after exercising ( using the Pec muscle) its best to get evaluated by your plastic surgeon as this may be due to a any of the few reasons like muscle spasm, new onset seroma , capsular...
