Breast augmentation, like any other surgical procedure, presents a number of dangers and complications. Before you decide to undergo plastic surgery, you need to carefully consider these risks.
The most common side effect of breast augmentation is pain, of different durations and intensities. A certain amount of pain is to be expected, but severe pain may be a sign of complications, like wrong placement or size. In this case, you would need to consult your plastic surgeon and perhaps prepare for another operation to rectify the problem.
The next most common complication of breast augmentation is a leak in the implant or a rupture of the implant shell. Either of these can actually cause the implant to deflate. To resolve this problem, additional surgery is required to first remove and then replace the implant.
Another danger is hermatoma and/or seroma. Hermatoma is the term for a gathering of blood inside of a blood tissue; seroma is the name for a collection of the watery portion of the blood. Both postoperative hermatoma and sermoa can occur, leading to infection and potentially capsular contracture. It is more difficult to treat infection in patients with breast implants. In order to heal, the patient will like require surgical drains.
Capsular contracture, usually a result of an infection, is therefore another concern. Capsule or scar tissue often forms around the implant. This tissue can constrict and subsequently squeeze the implant, causing mild discomfort as well as intense pain. The solution is typically to operate in order to remove the implant capsule tissue and maybe even the implant as well.
Another serious possibility is chest wall deformity or breast tissue atrophy. This occurs when the pressure of the breast implant causes the breast tissue to thin and then shrink; it can happen while the implants are in or after they have been removed.
One side effect that often comes as a surprise to patients is the change in breast and nipple sensation. While feeling can increase--even to an intense level--it can also disappear altogether, either temporarily or permanently.
One outcome is almost a certainty: additional surgeries will usually always be necessary. If you are not thrilled with the idea of undergoing multiple surgeries during your lifetime, you might want to seriously reconsider breast augmentation.
Finally, even if there are no serious problems, there is a chance that you may not be happy with the results. Hypertrophic scarring, scar deformity, implant displacement, implant palpability, wrinkling, unanticipated shape, asymmetry, and sloshing are all real possibilities. You'll have to decide whether you want to live with these problems or have surgery to fix them.
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