I had implants placed above the muscle. 1 hour after I woke up, I got out of bed and felt a PAINFUL rip in my upper/inner cleavage in my right boob. Next day, I told my doctor, who said everything was fine. I had 3 other post-ops within 1 year, each time showed him the indent in my upper/inner cleavage where I felt the rip, and he said it's fine. But I feel it pulling when I lay down... is it torn breast tissue?
Can someone tell me if this is normal? Will it get worse if it's not repaired?
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The impant does not have a blood supply and it will remain cooler than your body. In circumstances where your breast is exposed, you may appreciate the temperature difference. However, it generally does not change viscosity within a few degrees of your body temperature. This may prompt your...
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The scenario you describe is possible, but it is extremely rare for both implants to leak at the same time and at the same rate. Slow saline leaks do occur though and may take weeks or months to deflate the implants. If you have leaking implants the cause of the leak is...