I had breast augmentation about one year ago...behind the muscle with incision on aerioloa. I sometime have a shooting pain on the left breast, not near the nipple, but off to the sides. It's been a year already..is this common? My left nipple also had numbness following the surgery but the right did not, which I realize is common.
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There likely isn't any harm in getting a flu shot the day before the breast augmentation, but why take the risk, particularly with an elective procedure that includes prosthetic implants? I would recommend getting the shot at least a week before or several weeks after.
Occasional pain (tingling, shooting) is not unusual. Based on your description, you may have suture coming out on the right side. You should go see your plastic surgeon to be evaluated.
But if you are developing a contracture, you should see your doctor about what options you have. Cleavage in and of itself is not determined by whether your implant is above or below the muscle but more on how your pocket is created. Your inferior medial pockets seem a little...
