I had BA in Oct. After stitches taken out (painful one side) my husband noticed a bump. In the last few days the bump above my incision became painful. My PS’s nurse advised to have it drained and go on antibiotics. Doc at hospital did a small incision and then packed it. He informed me I will need it changed and repacked multiple times. Dont have health insurance and don’t do well with pain so is this really necessary to keep having it repacked since I’m on antibiotics
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Great question,capsular contracture is a breast augmentation complication that develops when the internal scar tissue forms a constricting capsule around the breast implant making it tighter in order to effect movement it until it hardens and distort the breast shape. So antibiotics and pos...
I understand your concern, but without an in-person examination it is difficult to know what might be going on. If you have saline implants, the implant could be deflating, which would likely be due to a manufacturing defect rather than trauma to the breast. The good news is the implant will be...
Thank you for asking about your breast augmentation.You are probably seeing the effects of a condition called "Mondor's disease".It is inflammation in superficial veins - typically right under the incision after a breast augmentation.If it is painful, you can take Advil - with your surgeon's ...