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If you are no longer having any pain post removal of the implant, you should be fine to proceed with your mammogram
You should be fine to have your mammogram 6 months after surgery. If you have any concerns, contact your plastic surgeon. Best wishes.
After 6 months everything should have settled and there should be no problem in having a routine mammogram.
As long as you have been healing with no issues it should be fine for you to proceed with your mammogram.
Six months after explantation and capsulectomy is long enough for your tissue to have healed almost completely. As long as you are comfortable with undergoing the compression of a mammogram, then you are safe to go ahead and have the study performed.
At 6 months post op, you should have no problem with mammograms. Contact your surgeon with any questions.
It is safe to leave the drained implants in place for 4-6 weeks as long as there are no apparent issues prior. This is done for several reasons, such as women waiting to have the explant until after conclusion of breastfeeding, and situations such as yours. I encourage you to discuss your...
I am sorry you are struggling with this. You were right to first go to the surgeon that did your augmentation. I think most Plastic Surgeons would agree that an opportunity to address their patient's concerns and dissatisfaction is always the best. To remove the implants is not really the...
Thank you for your question. If your "encapsulation" is indeed slight, and your capsule ultimately appears normal at surgery, a total capsulectomy is not necessary and there is no need for general anesthesia. Saline filled implants are easily removed through short incisions in the...
