Breast Augmentation Complications: Top 6 Signs
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Now that breast augmentation – with 307,230 patients — has proven to be the top invasive procedure for 2008, more potential patients are asking about what is involved in breast enhancement, its costs and possible downsides.
While the vast majority of breast enlargement patients were happy with their surgical outcome, breast surgery is like any other surgery: even in the best of hands, unforeseen complications can crop up.
So what are the signs a woman might notice in herself that something has gone wrong after breast augmentation?
Warning signals include:
- Changes in nipple sensation
Several invasive cosmetic plastic surgeries – like breast enlargement and liposuction – can leave the skin in the treatment area with a slight numbness. It’s almost always temporary because the nerves grow back.
- Fever
A high fever can be more serious because it may indicate an infection. Other signs of infection include redness around the incisions. If you notice that in your incisions, you should call your surgeon right away. If he or she is a board-certified plastic surgeon, that doctor will have seen – and treated – all the possible complications.
- Muddy mammograms
Tell your radiologist you have breast implants; sometimes, one or both implants can obscure the X-rays. But additional pictures from different angles can be taken. Ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging can also be done.
- Hardness of the breast
The natural healing process can form scar tissue that surrounds and squeezes your implants in varying degrees. That can cause the breast(s) to feel tighter than normal. Your surgeon needs to evaluate it sooner rather than later.
- Changes in breast size
If a breast looks like it is deflated, it could be because the implant has leaked. For a saline implant, the filler leaks harmlessly into the body. Your doctor needs to know because surgery may be required to replace it. The good news? Many implants have warranties.
- Sickness after surgery
The best way to prevent nausea after your procedure is to make sure you have a board-certified anesthesiologist.(Tip: use a little doctor slang and ask your surgeon who the “gas passer” is going to be. They’ll both be charmed by your insider knowledge!)
The best way to handle complications: discuss them before surgery with your surgeon and ask the doctor who would beresponsible for what treatments in case one of these rare complications rears its ugly head.
admin @ May 14, 2009