Dental work 1.5 years post breast augmentation - is it possible to develop capsular contracture?

Dear Ovirivahine,
Thanks for your question, which I think is an important one. In my practice I recommend to my patients who had implant surgery of any kind - Breasts, Butt, Calf etc who are planning to have procedures like deep dental cleaning, dental extraction, colonoscopy etc to take antibiotics the night before, the morning of and 12 hours later. The theory behind it is that these procedures send bacteria into the blood stream and these bacteria sometimes can land on the implant causing Biofilm and capsule contracture. I ask these patients to call my office if their doctor refuses to prescribe them the antibiotics and we do it for them. I had few patients who developed Biofilm and severe capsule contracture years after their breasts augmentation surgery as a result of, most likely, not complying with my policy.
Wishing you good luck,
Dr Widder
widderplasticsurgery.com

Thank you for your inquiry!! Typically, an antibiotic is prescribed up to 6 months after the placement of breast implants. Follow-up with your provider regarding their recommendations.