Breast swelling and pain after breast implants

Breast implants are the most effective way for flat-chested girls to achieve fuller breasts, and women with poor breasts can also improve the problem through this surgery, but many women respond that their breasts are swollen and painful after breast implants, so what's going on? How to solve it?

Reasons for breast pain after breast augmentation

Anesthetic failure

Breast swelling and pain after breast augmentation is a normal phenomenon of anesthetic failure. Because the subcutaneous tissues are peeled away from each other during breast augmentation, the swelling and pain will occur when the anesthetic fails. If this phenomenon occurs, the patient should try to rest in bed and pay attention to the wound not to get wet, so as to avoid the bacteria in the water from invading the wound and causing infection, which will aggravate the swelling and pain; furthermore, do not strenuously move the upper arm during the recovery period, because the weakness of the pectoralis major muscle will lead to the displacement of the implant.

Poor quality of prosthesis

In addition to the anesthetic factor, breast swelling and pain after breast augmentation may also be related to the quality of the prosthesis, poor quality prosthesis will produce toxic substances, easy to produce osmotic damage to the breast and chest cavity, causing pain after breast augmentation, this pain is generally not reduced, must be removed as soon as possible breast augmentation prosthesis, in order to make the pain reduced until disappeared.

How long does breast implant augmentation not hurt

The recovery time of breast augmentation is relatively long, and the duration of breast swelling and pain is not the same because of the different physique and pain tolerance of the patient, generally speaking, the swelling and pain will last for about a week, and people who are more sensitive to pain will feel more pain.

How to relieve breast swelling and pain after breast implants

Gently massage to relieve

The correct method is to gently push the breasts upward, inward and outward in three directions, holding each position for about ten seconds, and doing it for five minutes for each of the left and right breasts, insisting on doing it twice a day in the morning and evening until the pain disappears.

Short time sleeping on your back to relieve

If you feel your breasts swelling and pain after breast implant surgery, you can lie on your back for a period of time every day to help relieve the pain, usually for no more than 90 minutes. Lying on your stomach can help relieve the pain and swelling caused by the contracture and hardening of the fibrous bundle of the envelope to a certain extent.

What to pay attention to after breast implant surgery

Timely observation and follow-up

Breast augmentation is not a minor surgery, and it is normal for breast swelling and pain to be caused by the failure of anesthetic. If breast swelling and pain occur after breast augmentation, the patient should promptly observe whether there is any local abnormality in the breast.

Limit upper arm movement

For the first 14 days after breast augmentation surgery, you should limit all upper arm movements in order to avoid displacement of the implants. The drainage strip should be removed after 48 hours of breast implant augmentation and the wound and implant position should be checked.