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When an implant or explander is placed under the muscle, it can cause irritation and spasm in the muscle which the patient perceives as pain. Our practice does prescribe muscle relaxants to our patients who undergo subpectoral breast augmentation or subpectoral placement of expanders for breast reconstruction as an adjunct to their pain control regimen. You should only take medications prescribed specifically to you by your doctor who knows your medical history and knows which medication is safe and effective for you.
Tissue expander placement can cause discomfort because the expander is placed behind the muscle. From that point in the operation each surgeon uses different ways to cover the implant so that it is covered with tissue. Many times patients develop crampy pain from the placement behind the muscle. This is especially true in the early period after the mastectomy and placement of the tissue expander. Muscle relaxants such as Fexeril can help the this type of pain.
If you are currently at a size 350 and your chest circumference is 36, then each 200 cc of implant will correspond to 1 cup size change. If you start at A then you will end up at C. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.
The simple answer to your question is that adjustments can be made when the expanders are switched out to permanent implants, and this is commonly done. A more detailed answer would require knowing more about the details of the surgery. Was Alloderm used? Was it a skin-sparing mastectomy? In...
The Womens Health Rights Act of 1998 requires Insurance companies to pay for reconstruction after mastecomy. MRI is an imaging to used to look at soft tissue and bone. The MRI is used to evaluate implants that could be ruptured. Devices that were put in under study protocol get...
