I had surgery on Monday (breast implants) and my stomach has been bloated ever since. Is this normal after this type of surgery? I was skinny when I went into surgery and now I look fat. Am I just retaining water or is it from the anesthesia?
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December 23, 2018
Answer: Abdominal swelling after breast augmentation
The reality is that it would depend on the technique your plastic surgeon is required to do after treating your asymmetry and that will depend on how much difference there is between the two breast after you have stopped lactating. Most techniques do preserve the ability to continue breast...
As you have correctly identified, implant position changes over the first 6 months until the implant reaches its final position. Your preoperative picture shows that you had a constriction of the medial (central) aspect of the lower pole in each breast. As the implant descends...
Thank you for your question. In general the waiting time for having the breast augmentation from the time of your first consult to surgery generally depends on your surgeons schedule and your health history. Consider meeting with a board certified plastic surgeon (American Board of...