I've had an awful experience from start to finish and no longer working with my surgeon. I am in tears over what I'm afraid will be my final result. My right side experienced significantly more swelling in the upper pole from the very beginning (since about two days post-op) and is my dominant side. Very athletic. The left dropped relatively quickly during 3-5 wks. It's a very nice shape and size notwithstanding the awful scarring. Not the right (your left). I've been using massage, supplements, compression band, and now K-tape.
Answer: Asymmetry after Breast Surgery I am sorry to hear about your recovery and that your results are not as you would have hoped. Fortunately, in most cases, mild asymmetries work themselves out over time. However, for patients who do not achieve the desires results and the asymmetry remains prominent, revision surgery is a possibility. I typically recommend that we allow at least 3 months, preferably 6 months, to allow things to settle before revision surgery. I would recommend an in-person assessment to check implant position and tissue quality. Also, it would be very helpful if you could bring pre-operative photos taken by your original surgeon and the operative report to your consultations.
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Answer: Asymmetry after Breast Surgery I am sorry to hear about your recovery and that your results are not as you would have hoped. Fortunately, in most cases, mild asymmetries work themselves out over time. However, for patients who do not achieve the desires results and the asymmetry remains prominent, revision surgery is a possibility. I typically recommend that we allow at least 3 months, preferably 6 months, to allow things to settle before revision surgery. I would recommend an in-person assessment to check implant position and tissue quality. Also, it would be very helpful if you could bring pre-operative photos taken by your original surgeon and the operative report to your consultations.
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Answer: I'd like your input on my situation, I'm 8 wks PO could my issue be slow to drop, poor pocket dissection, CC? Based on your provided history and photos, I suspect that you developed a hematoma in the right breast. When this happens, most of the blood will eventually reabsorb, but if it is not drained early, the pocket can form on the inside of the layered old blood and end up being smaller than it was originally dissected. This makes the implant pocket tighter and often higher up on the chest. At 8 weeks, you may not change much more, but there is no downside to waiting another month to see if anything settles with more time.
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March 31, 2021
Answer: I'd like your input on my situation, I'm 8 wks PO could my issue be slow to drop, poor pocket dissection, CC? Based on your provided history and photos, I suspect that you developed a hematoma in the right breast. When this happens, most of the blood will eventually reabsorb, but if it is not drained early, the pocket can form on the inside of the layered old blood and end up being smaller than it was originally dissected. This makes the implant pocket tighter and often higher up on the chest. At 8 weeks, you may not change much more, but there is no downside to waiting another month to see if anything settles with more time.
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March 31, 2021
Answer: BA results Dear progress4sake,
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March 31, 2021
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March 31, 2021
Answer: I'd like your input on my situation, I'm 8 wks PO could my issue be slow to drop, poor pocket dissection, CC? Thank you for sharing your question and photographs and I am sorry to hear of your struggles after surgery. Unfortunately without an in-person examination it is difficult to offer advice, most likely this soon after surgery the pocket may have been made too small, but without feeling the tissues and knowing greater details of your recovery I would advise seeking second opinions from other local surgeons.
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Answer: I'd like your input on my situation, I'm 8 wks PO could my issue be slow to drop, poor pocket dissection, CC? Thank you for sharing your question and photographs and I am sorry to hear of your struggles after surgery. Unfortunately without an in-person examination it is difficult to offer advice, most likely this soon after surgery the pocket may have been made too small, but without feeling the tissues and knowing greater details of your recovery I would advise seeking second opinions from other local surgeons.
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