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At home therapeutic ultrasound for capsular contracture

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At home therapeutic ultrasound for capsular contracture

Jam_bordie137
$60
This is my personal review of something that I researched and tried for myself. At my 16 week checkup, I was told I had a level 3 grade contracture on my right breast. Unfortunate but not shocking since my right boob with all the issues I had with the hematoma. I never stopped aggressively massaging since day one, and I didn't stop compressing either. I saw I was headed towards complications and I was trying to avoid them. I was told the surgeon wouldn't consider revision surgery until at least a year out because she says it could still change with massaging and compression. 
The only issue I had is that I had been massaging and compression for four months and while I did feel like it wasn't as bad as it could've been I didn't feel like it was going to improve just on massage. I do want to say that even though the surgeon said my contracture was level III as I started to do more research for myself I really felt like my contractor was more like a level two because it hadn't fully hardened and it wasn't painful and I really do attribute that to me continuously doing the massages. 
So then I looked into Aspen ultrasound but the reviews for it aren't very good. A lot of women say that they saw improvement but a lot of women also had to go on to have revision surgery. Aspen treatment is $2000 I revision surgery can be about the same so for me, it's too much money. 
So I started to do my own research into the Aspen ultrasound and what they do and why it works and what the ultrasound is. If you go to google scholar there are scholarly research articles about therapeutic ultrasound for breast contracture not just from Aspen but from a variety of sources. My research led me to be confident enough to go on eBay and purchase a 1 MHz at home therapeutic ultrasound kit. I feel confident based on my research that the worst that could happen was nothing and the ultrasound machine is only $50 on eBay!! 
So I ordered my machine and my ultrasound gel and all that and I started my first ultrasound session on September 18. I won't get into specifically what I did just because I want to make sure that people do their own research and don't just try to copy what I did because it may or may not work for everyone and I think people should look it up themselves. But I will say that I've been doing the ultrasound for a month and a half now and the progress on my right boob is phenomenal it's 100% soft just like the left boob now, and I've got my fiancé to confirm and reaffirm this to me 1 million times because I'm always messing with it so it's hard to tell. 
As far as dropping goes, that really hasn't happened yet. I am doing the compression still and with all the massages and it looks better like I put on my clothes without a bra there's not such a noticeable difference between the two. You can look at the pictures before to see just how different they look if you're looking at those pictures my right boob still looks the same but it really does not feel the same it feels it feels like a regular boob. 
As far as dropping goes like I said it hasn't dropped much. I did notice that my right scar, has been on my rib cage instead of like on the bottom of my boob and now it's shifted up to be just in the crevice so progress... of like half a centimeter lol. My point here is that I did see some improvement from the ultrasound I may still require a revision surgery later on only time will tell and I will definitely keep you guys updated... but 50 bucks versus $2000 for a therapeutic ultrasound and it was super easy!! my fiancé helped at first and then I didn't even need his help it's something worth looking into!! Reach out to me if you've got any questions. At home kit example picture attached.

Replies (11)

November 2, 2020
I am and esthetician and I am thinking about doing my own since I use ultrasound therapy in a salon. It's so painful.
March 20, 2021
have you started how is it working for you?
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November 2, 2020
Have you thought maybe the PS told you grade 3 so it could be covered under your implant warranty? I have Mentor and if I remember correctly, grade 3 and 4 CC is covered. Maybe check your fine print of your brand warranty. Good luck.
November 19, 2020
Hi...I researched the aspen system as well. I ordered a ultrasound M2H with a range up to 10 increase level. It has a timer up to 1hr. It works. My CC is III I think. I'm having revision with lift and implants under muscle since CC is less. I also have a shock therapy treatment for CC. Z wave is a Doc & therapist who developed this. It works. Wish I would have had these two machines right after surgery. However, I have 2 extra brand new shock treatment machines that I was sent by mistake if you need it. Lmk
May 6, 2022
I am interested in your machines! :)
October 24, 2023
I am interested in your machines as well
April 18, 2022
Can you provide picture of before and after you used the machine? I’m experiencing a contracture and have been massaging for almost a month. I have a one year check up in a few weeks. My boobs look the same but they don’t feel the same.
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May 6, 2022
Hi..I had to reschedule a revision since I had reached stage 4 as the implants were over the muscle. With little breast tissue I started to form CC within a month of surgery. With the revision and same implants, they had to be placed underneath the muscle. So far, no problems but you can feel your muscles move with certain movement. Feels strange at times but the implants remain soft with no problems. The treatments did help reduce CC from becoming too painful before I could schedule surgery since I had to move out of state as well. The revision took place 1 yr later. Only before and after pics I have are from the revision. Still have the machines. I paid about $400 each and would sell them for far less. One never used. CC has been an on-going problem until I had the implants under the muscle. Think this is my 4 surgeries. Hope that helps
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6 months post

At home ultrasound example

Jam_bordie137
The machine is small and super portable. About the size of a quality first aid kit

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March 13, 2021
Hi! Can you please post a better picture of the machine you purchased? I go to my surgeon for ultra sound treatment weekly and pay $25 for a 10 min session. I am also taking Omega-3, Vitamin E, Milk-thistle and Montelukast (generic for Sungulair) for a grade II CC. On week 8 of this regiment. Thank you.
July 23, 2021
Not the original poster, but it's a US Pro 2000.
April 30, 2024
Is it working?
July 23, 2021
Hi! How is your capsular contracture doing these days? Are you still using the ultrasound?
May 13, 2022
Please tell me make and model # and where purchased. Thank you!
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April 30, 2024
How is the improvement if any?