I've had my implants for 10 years. While doing heavy lifting, I think I pulled a muscle under my arm. I felt sore in my right breast and armpit/underarm. Two days later my right breast swelled up about twice the size. It’s been swollen now for about a week. What is going on?
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January 31, 2019
Answer: Delayed infection after breast augmentation is very rare but definitely possible
Hi! I can picture what you look like (because I've seen it often), and you can definitely be made a lot better with the right plan and the right technique. Here are some suggestions:
1) You need smaller implants. I use disposable implant sizers DURING surgery to see which is the best size...
Presumably, your breast implants are out already. the prognosis for breast implants with an active infection is poor, since the implants and the tissue surrounding them has no natural defenses. Infections treated "halfway" for a long period of time lead to scarred and deformed...
Your plastic surgeon is probably right.
Although capsular contractures following breast augmentation can occur just about anytime, most women start having symptoms around three months after their breast implant surgery. This is because it takes some time for a capsule to form and then to...
