I had reaugmentation nearly 3 years ago, no problems. 5 days a( 1tarted with pain and swelling left breast, with a slight fever. 1 day later a small pinhole appeared on inner side L.breast which was leaking excessive liquid(slight yellow tinge). A&E diagnosed infection and started IV antibiotics. US showed implant intact with small amount fluid around it. Pain and swelling settling. all antibiotics finished. this started 18.8.24 and is still leaking small amounts of fluid intermitt most day
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Office setting versus OR should not matter as long as there is a dedicated procedure room in the office. I remove implants in our in office procedure room under local anesthesia under the same sterile conditions as in the operating room. The same sterilized tools and precautions are taken to...
Removal under local is a simple procedure with no down time and easy recovery. You can assess how your breasts rebound after and make a decision about a mastopexy (breast lift) later depending on what you’re expectations are. I would predict that you would want a lift to help reshape, tighten a...
Hello, thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear you're dealing with these symptoms; that sounds incredibly challenging. It is possible the nerve damage and associated discomfort could be related to the size and positioning of the implants, especially if they are bottoming out. Explanting...
