redoing reonstruction

I had reconstruction after only 4 years due to recurrence and radiation caused capsular contracture. Came out beautiful. I'm sure others will be along with more stories... good luck to you.

Yaniza, please share your experience after the surgery. Why are the implants being relocated? I'm looking for information from anyone who has experienced capsular contracture, trying to understand what the different treatment options are.

All the best!

My plastic surgeon recommends additional fat grafting as time goes on. I have decided not to bother, the corrections would be almost unnoticeable to me.

aisling, I sent you a pm.

Hi Yanzia. Just wondering how you are doing with the pre pectoral implants, are you having much pain, are you able to move your arms much or how long do they say your recuperation will be. I am having the switch out in about 1 1/2 weeks. Did you go with the same style and size of implants. My PS said I might want to go a little smaller since they will be on top of the muscle, not sure yet. Hope you are happy with your results and doing well. The animation and under the arm boobs are driving me crazy. Thanks for any info you can give me

Hi Yanzia - Thank you so much for the info, so glad you are doing well. That's exactly what I am hoping for, more natural looking, closer together and no more muscle animation. I think I will definitely go a little smaller, sure don't want to be any bigger. I'm an avid golfer and these rocks under my arms certainly effect my swing, Yes sleeping on your back is very uncomfortable. Take it easy and get those drains out ASA

Thanks Yaniza: My ps wants me to be a couch potatoe for 3 weeks, no driving, do nothing for 3 weeks. It's 1 1/2 weeks now and I am being very careful not to use my arms too much. These dents are quite significant on both sides, he said my pocket was way under my arms towards the back so he had to put lots of reinforcement stitching in and now each side is dented in about a third of the way. It is quite a deformity. He said maybe in a few months we could take out some of the reinforcement stitching, once the new pocket scar tissue has formed and maybe some fat grafting. Please let me know what You find out from your ps appointment tomorrow.

Hi Happygirl18: I had my exchange from tissue expanders to sub pec implants in April 2018. I hated the feel of them, the muscle animation and felt like they were under my armpits too. I had new implants put in September 7, 2018 over the muscle. My insurance totally covered everything. I don't know what my doctor put on the pre approval claim but they were definitely under the armpits and uncomfortable. I would definitely check with your ps, seems like they have to recheck implants every 10 years for rupture problems anyway. These are so much better, feel much more normal. He had to reinforce the sides because the pocket was way too big which allowed for them to be pushed towards the armpit by my muscles pressing down on them. good luck to you

Hi Sisters,

I'm back on this site after many years because I am having a revision to my reconstruction 12 years later. I'm suffering animation deformity, my constructed nipples have disappeared and my implants are moving "east and west". I've struggled with doing this for years because I am very afraid of surgery. I suffered chronic post mastectomy pain for 3 1/2 years after my initial "big" surgery. As you know, all of this was/is life changing.

For those of you who have done this, what is the "cure for BAD? is it over the pectorals or under? I am having a hard time deciphering what I've read and heard. The deformation is getting worse and worse and it's affecting my......many things. Thanks as always for being here:)