What is the Best Way to Treat Capsular Contracture at Home?

Hello! Thank you for your question!  Sorry to hear of your issues with capsular contracture, which is often difficult to deal with.  Surgical intervention is sometimes necessary.  It is a matter of surgeon
preference as well as what is seen during your procedure that will
determine whether or not a complete capsulectomy is performed. If
significant capsule formation is seen intraoperatively, a full capsule
removal may be warranted with a drain in order to completely remove all
of the tissue and allow better adherence of your breast back to its
normal anatomic position down on your chest wall. If minimal contracture
is seen, it may be possible to leave the capsule, or place cuts within
the capsule to allow better adherence. It truly is dependent on what is
seen with your capsule and the issues that may be causing you to have
such a procedure (e.g., contracture from ruptured implant vs pain vs
simple pocket adjustment, etc). Implants may or may not be replaced depending on your discussion and reason for capsulectomy. At home, implant massage is one that has shown benefit.  The methods you state may have some benefit as well.  I would discuss with your surgeon about the use of other medications, such as Singulair, that has some proven benefit for treatment of recurrent contracture.  Hope that this helps! Best wishes!

Not every plastic surgeon recommends implant massage
following breast augmentation but the vast majority of surgeons believe it’s
extremely important.This procedure is
designed to prevent the development of capsular contractures.Unfortunately, once the capsule has
developed, the effectiveness of this technique is minimal. For
this reason, the majority of patients with severe capsular contractures require
re-operative surgery. Before proceeding with implant massage, it’s important to
thoroughly discuss this issue with your plastic surgeon.He will teach you the proper technique of
massage if this proves to be indicated.Unfortunately, the vast majority of patients with severe capsular
contractures require secondary surgery.

You need to see your surgeon to determine what you can do to help treat capsular contracture. It is important that they give you this advice since you may make your condition worse if what you do is done improperly. Best of luck.