4 weeks 5 days post op, is new bruising and pain normal when getting back to normal activity? (photos)

I appreciate your question.

I would be concerned about a bleed with new bruising.  Please contact your surgeon as soon as possible so he/she can examine you and recommend most appropriate treatment plan at this time.



The best way to assess and give
true advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified
plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery.

Best of luck!



Dr. Schwartz

Given the fact that this bruising is new and you've amped up your exercise, it sounds as if you might have a bleed. I would advise you to make an appointment with your surgeon to discuss just to be on the safe side.

Hello and thanks for the question and photos.  If there is new bruising, that likely represented some new bleeding although it may very well have been brief and has almost certainly stopped.  That said, I would advise being reevaluated by your surgeon and scaling back your activity for now.  I typically will advise patients to wait 6 weeks before resuming any significant activity.  As far as comparing pain and implant position between sides, keep in mind that each side may heal and recover at different rates and that you are still very early in the recovery process.  Hope this helps and good luck!

From the color of the skin, this appears like old bruising that became more apparent with gravity.  Most likely it will resolve with little issue.  As always, please follow up with your surgeon for proper management.Best Wishes,Nana Mizuguchi

Thank you for your question.From what you are describing and by looking at the photos, you were probably just doing too much.  It is common that the implant on your dominant side can drop slower.  I would recommend just keeping an eye on things.  If the left implant start looking drastically different or more bruising appears on the breast, call your surgeon immediately.

Hi,

Thanks for posting your question. I am happy to try and help you. Sorry to
learn about your concerns.

The best advice that I can give you is that you should speak to your plastic
surgeon. Online consultants are not the appropriate source of information for
you; your plastic surgeon should be your resource when it comes to
postoperative concerns.

This is important because every surgeon has different perspectives, the only
one that should be important is the one that operated on you ;)

Best wishes,

Dr. Michael J. Brown
Northern Virginia Breast Augmentation

If new bruising has occurred I would be concerned about a new small amount of bleeding.  Likely it was a small amount and has stopped.  I'd recommend seeing your surgeon to make them aware of the new changes.  Don't be alarmed by differences in healing side to side, however.  Two different rates of healing and implant dropping are quite common.  Given enough time the two sides typically even out - this could take up to 4 - 6 months sometimes.  Talk to your surgeon and be careful with strenuous activity until the new bleeding has been evaluated.  Best wishes.

suggests you had some sort of bleed.  It could be around your implant or just in your tissue.  Without changes in breast size, its more likely tissue but you should get checked by your surgeon who has been following your during your recovery for the definitive answer and treatment.

This trio of symptoms is indicative of a hematoma, and I would definitely have your plastic surgeon check it out.  You don't look too asymmetrical in your photos but if you do have a hematoma you need to get it drained as soon as possible.  Hope this helps.

Thank you for the question. It is unusual to have new bleeding this far after surgery. The most likely cause is the existing old blood from the implant pocket gradually going through the tissue layers and finally becomes visible on the skin. Your breast sizes appear to be similar. Warm compress can help the bruises resolving faster.