I took a heavy snowboarding fall yesterday and am worried I burst my silicon breast implant. What would be the symptoms of this as opposed to a muscle strain (the GP said he just thought I pulled the serratus anterior). I can’t detect any visible change in my breast or any textural change upon palpation. The area is not hot. Should I stick to the ibuprofen for a few days and see what happens, and try to see my surgeon when I get home from vacation or try to get an MRI here in the ski resort?
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Each implant of that size weights about 1.3 pounds. These are big implants but probably they will not cause back symptoms because they are held so close to the axis of the body. Best wishes.
One month after surgery there remains significant swelling, and the implants have not settled. The bresats should gradually be softening, but may intermittently be firmer. I recommend my patients massage to help the softening process. From your photos, your left implant is higher than your right...
The short answer is no you don't have capsular contracture. It takes quite a while for the capsule to develop around the implant. After the capsule is developed it can undergo contracture. I have never seen CC sooner than a year after surgery. Because of the significant size discrepancy in ...
