Breast augmentation how long swelling

I had my breast augmentation and a lift on one of the breasts 5 days ago. I dont feel any pain just muscle pressure and its getting better every day. One of my breasts is larger then the other. My doctir said that its normal and it will take few weeks for the swealling go away Nd then both of the breasts will be same size.. Also under my left breast that was a lift and enlargement there are some blue marks that are turning yellow now. Is that normal? No pain at all.

Hi Nelly! Noticing some asymmetry this soon after surgery is totally normal. The yellow should begin to fade soon. This is awesome! April 19 post with the electric current pain in 1 breast that comes and goes. What is it? If you find this bothersome, get in touch with your plastic surgeon. And of course, keep up with your scheduled follow-up visits; these are important to ensure the healing process is going well and a great chance to ask questions.

Best of luck! I had my breast augmentation 3 weeks ago and my breasts still feel engorged and ache so bad. At three weeks post-op it is not unusual to have significant swelling. They will want to know if pain is getting worse, and checking in may help ease your worries.

Good luck! Is this abnormal? Thanks so much for the actual post, questions, and comments. But thanks to this post you guys answered all of my questions and more. God bless all of the women that had surgery and are recovering. I am so glad to hear you found this post helpful! Best wishes as you continue your recovery, and enjoy your new look! It is hard to sleep at times on my sides. Some brief, intermittent pains may continue for several months as nerves heal.

However, if you were my patient I would be concerned about pain that interferes with sleep. If you cannot make the trip to see your original surgeon, do see a board certified plastic surgeon or primary care doctor near you to rule out any problems.

Hi, I had an uplift with implants 3 weeks ago. I had an infection in my right breast 8 days after surgery. I got given antibiotics for 1 week. My wounds are a little red and still bleeding at times with a yellow look where my scars join.. My right breast hurts when I lift my arm in the air. Should I still have blood and yellow puss?

Hi Cheryl! I strongly recommend reaching out to your surgeon or general practitioner again so they can rule out any complications or further infection. Good luck with everything! Hi Diane! Heightened nipple sensitivity is totally normal after breast augmentation, though we know how uncomfortable and frustrating it can be. Depending on where your incisions are placed, you may find that that using pasties or a piece of gauze to keep your nipples from rubbing against your clothing may help alleviate some of the discomfort.

I advise against the use of bandaids, which are often recommended online, because the adhesive can be harsh for some on the sensitive breast skin. You can affix gauze with paper medical tape. I had a bit of a six-pack pre-surgery one week ago.

Now I am so bloated that I look pregnant. I feel two sizes bigger. Anyone else experiencing this and what did you do to alleviate the bloating? If it persists or you have any further discomfort, give your surgeon or general practitioner a call to see if there is anything they recommend or to rule out any other issues. Hi I had breast implants 2 weeks ago. One breast feels soft this has always been the bigger boob and in fact feels like no implant is in there.

My left breast has a bigger implant in then last time. It still feels hard and a diff shape to the other one. Hoping this is all normal!

Also what sort of bra is best! Sorry long post!! Hi Mary! If you are having any excessive pain or the breasts look odd, please do schedule a follow-up with your surgeon! As for bras, stick with your surgical bra or a soft sports bra until you get the go-ahead from your surgeon to wear normal bras. Also one breast the naturally larger one has seemed to drop and skin stretched alot more than the other.

Is that also normal? Or, is it possible theres a leak? Hi Fiona! As for your breast implants dropping at a different rate, this could be normal, but I would keep an eye on it. It may be time to schedule a follow-up with your surgeon to make sure everything is okay.

Should I be concerned. Hi Kennedy! Do you have any tenderness or swelling in the area? The redness could be the result of your bandages, surgical bra, etc. Just wanted to say thank you for your post. I wish more doctors would post galleries of immediate post-op AND three month photos so we can all feel better….! Particularly this soon after surgery, it is absolutely normal for your breasts to be high and tight.

Your body needs some time to heal and accommodate the breast implants. Hang in there! I also have a pleat or small fold just under my breast after lift and I am 3 weeks post op.

Did yours go away? I also have a feeling of fire from my nipple in same breast not blood red but hot sensation. I am following the doctors orders and wearing a tighter fit sports bra that zips up in the front but the pain from the band on my incisions is unbearable.

I took the pain meds prescribed the first few days. Is any of this normal?! I was not expecting this much pain! Hi Taylor! While everyone heals differently and has a unique tolerance for pain, the discomfort is usually manageable with OTC pain relievers by this point. I also recommend you avoid wearing any garments that put any pressure on your healing incisions.

While you want your breasts to be supported, a tight sports bra is not a great option as it can irritate your incisions, slow your healing process, or even create complications. I am 3 weeks post-op and when I reach to the left of right I can feel the implant rub against the crease of my chest and wanted to know if this is normal since it happens in both breast.

I have no other complications. Hi Jovascea! Thank you for reaching out. It can take some time to get used to the new sensations of having an implant of any kind. You are likely feeling the breast implant shift within the breast pocket as swelling goes down and the implant is less constrained.

That being said, please do keep an eye on it and be sure to let your surgeon know your concers; a quick exam can help put your mind at ease and is a great way to catch any complications before they worsen. Until yesterday morning when my 45 pound dog stepped on my boob right near my incision.

I have a follow up next week but idk if I should wait. Hi Ashley! If you have any worries about that incision at all or are concerned that your pup caused some accidental trauma, I encourage you to schedule a follow-up exam with your surgeon.

I had a breast augmentation and lift 4 months ago and I am having sharp pains in my incisions and throughout my breast randomly. Is that normal for that long after the surgery? Hi Jessie! Twinges of sharp or shooting pain can continue for up to six months after surgery as your nerve ending heal.

If this pain is happening frequently, disrupting sleep, or accompanied by other symptoms, I would give your surgeon a call. Hi -this post has been so helpful. But I am a bit concerned as the swelling on my right side is worse than my left. My right side of the breast and all the way round to my armpit is really swollen. Is this normal?? Hi Louise! Swelling typically does not occur symmetrically and can be dependent on so many factors. Just this week January all of a sudden my nipple area just seems so sore for some reason I tried going without a bra see with th just this week January all of a sudden my nipple area just seems so sore for some reason I tried going without a bra Times to see will that help!

I also use a vitamin E on every day as many as five of them a day! Any suggestions? Hi Erika! It could be that nipple sensitivity is unrelated to your breast implants hormones, menstruation, etc. Hello, I had my breast done 6 months ago but lately my silicone become noticeable. Pain is with the range of Redness on the lower part of my right breast noted for 10 days now. Taking analgesic can relieve the pain. Is it normal? Hi Jaesa! I would contact your surgeon for a follow-up.

Just over 7 weeks post surgery and had to return to my business as a fitness instructor. I checked with my surgeon first.

I teach fitness classes and rebound classes. I have taught 2 classes so far and now my chest wall feels very sore and i am experiencing some discomfort all around my left breast. Particularly underneath around the incision site, also to the medial side of the breast. I am also getting sharp like needle pains in my nipples which had subsided before going back to work.. The left breast seems to be the one that is taking longer to heal.

There is no redness or swelling. The left breast has seemed to have dropped slightly but not significantly. I am wondering if what i am experiencing is muscle tenderness from reusing my pecs again and the needle pains are because of the increase in blood pressure during exercise. I am just a little concerned i may have done some damage. My surgeon was super impressed with the way i had rested after my op for a very active person and at just over 5 weeks he checked everything was ok and said at 6 weeks to start exercise again.

I am now a little concerned as i am now awake at 1. Hi there! I would limit your classes or make accommodations to your fitness routine to ease yourself back in. I am 13 days post op and my right nipple larger implant is protruding out but the left nipple smaller implant is fine. I sent surgeon a picture said this is normal. Anyone else have this happen? I just had a reaugmentation done less than a week ago silicone. The first reaugmentation was done by my original surgeon who has since retired so this time around it was a different surgeon.

This new surgeon is insisting that I begin wearing underwire bras now and that I also wear them to bed. He also insists that one of his medical team members inspect the bras his patients purchase to ensure a correct fit prior to actually wearing them.

What is your opinion on bras? Hi Tami! I would not recommend wearing an underwire bra this soon after your surgery. In fact, I typically have my patients wait around 4 — 6 weeks before wearing traditional bras. Ultimately, your comfort is what matters, and wearing an underwire bra to bed is not going to have a large impact on your breasts one way or another. Hi there I am 10 months post op from my breast augmentation and at my right breast gives me mild pain and some discomfort on my scar, in the center of my chest and recently near my under arm.

My breasts look perfect my scars look minimal and I dont feel sick or unwell at all. Did I accidentally do something to my breast if while I was 6 weeks post op I woke up sleeping on my chest accidentally on 3 occasions? Hi there Ruby, Although I cannot offer any specific advice without seeing you in person, it is unlikely that you caused any harm to your breast by accidentally rolling over onto your chest in your sleep 6 weeks after surgery, especially if you have successfully slept on your back most of the time to that point.

What would concern me if you were my patient was is that one breast continues to feel very tight. Since it seems that you are still concerned after visiting with your plastic surgeon, I might recommend you get a second opinion with a different experienced board certified plastic surgeon in your area to rule out the possibility of capsular contracture.

Good look! Hi, I had my breast augmentation done 2 days ago cc hp under the muscle and I am still in so much pain, it is so much worse than I thought it would be. They are so swollen and feel rock hard and numb, and when I move my torso to try to sit up out of bed it hurts so much where the incisions are. I feel I can barely move so just been sitting in bed all day.

Is any of this normal or do I need to get medical attention with it? Hi Karin, thanks for reaching out. After only two days, it is normal for swelling to be close to peak level, which is likely making your breasts appear larger than they ultimately will be. Everyone is different, and discomfort can be pretty intense for some for the first few days. That said, your initial recovery should be spent resting and taking care of yourself—not worrying about your body.

At 2 days, you should have a follow-up scheduled very soon with your plastic surgeon; if not, call them! Best wishes! I had my BA done exactly a week ago. I am still not able to use the bathroom and starting to get stomach aches due to constipation. How many days out should I wait to contact my doctor? Besides this, I absolutly love my new breasts, I highly recommend it to anyone. I still have stiffness when I get out of bed and sometimes pain with incision, but nothing unbearable. I found that the pain did not ease until day 5 after they took the tape off.

Every woman should love their body! As for your other issue…. I got my breasts done 4 years ago, and one of them has dropped more than the other and looks larger. I feel like this has happened recently in the last 6 months.

What could be the cause of this? Hi Alisha, an unexplained change in your breasts should always be checked out by a qualified physician. While it can be helpful to see the same surgeon who performed your breast augmentation, this is by no means a requirement. Where are you located? If you are on the east coast, we encourage you to call our office at We frequently see out of town patients and can help you arrange for lodging in the area if you choose to see our plastic surgeons.

They can perform an initial evaluation and should be able to refer you to the appropriate specialist. Just had two silicone implants placed 4 days ago after 3 rounds of fat grafting separate surgeries and after my initial bilateral mastectomy in December I go see my ps for my post-op visit this Tuesday.

Only took pain meds on day 1 and 2. Can you hear my accent? Thanks for being here. It was nice not to feel alone at pm on a Sunday night! Hi Patti! Congratulations on finishing your breast reconstruction journey—best wishes for a beautiful, healthy future. Two weeks after breast augmentation. However, rather unusual difference in size between my breasts. One is bigger than the other, not higher or lower just bigger all around.

I want to believer that the size difference will correct itself. I found myself covering up my chest in public today and realized how much this size difference bothers me.

Thank you in advance…. It is very normal for post-op swelling to affect each breast differently, and subside at a different rate too. By now you are likely about 6 weeks post op; hopefully you have found that the size difference is resolving naturally. That said, never hesitate to contact your plastic surgeon if you have any concerns, even months or years after surgery.

My top was soaked. I stopped leaking that same day. My right breast still has fluid in it. My Dr said the bodily fluids should absorb naturally.

Is there anything I can do to make the fluids on my right breast absorb faster?! It is getting painful. HI SB, while we cannot provide direct medical advice online, if the swelling and pain are getting worse instead of better, you should contact your doctor.

Best wishes. I have a vein grin the bottom of my breast to my abdomen. I am 4 weeks post-op breast augmentation ml silicone gummy under the muscle with inframmery fold incision.

My right breast is smaller than the other. Both breast are soft and no significant pain or discomfort. Should I be concerned? Hi Crystal, at 4 weeks post op it is still possible that residual swelling is contributing to a size difference. Assuming that all else is going well, you may just need a little more time. Also, my nipples one is lighter than the other. I had a best list and implants. In addition to swelling, the breasts also usually look very full on top because the implants are typically in a high position on the chest immediately after surgery.

The best way to get your questions answered is to come in for an appointment. For the breasts to look and feel soft and natural, the skin and soft tissue must stretch.

This process of tissue expansion can last several months. In patients with tight and small breasts, the recovery will likely take several months before the desired results are realized. In patients with looser and larger breasts especially women that have had children , the breasts can be nearly recovered and look nice within weeks after surgery.

Below, we provide a series of photos showing the recovery of the breasts after augmentation surgery. This is a patient with very tight breasts, so the post-operative swelling and high position of the implants are extreme. Most of our patients look much more natural early after surgery. This is a pre-operative photo of a patient undergoing axillary endoscopic breast augmentation. In this patient the breasts are small and the skin is tight.

For the breast augmentation to look nice, the skin and soft tissues will need to expand to allow the implants to settle into good position and for the breasts to look soft. This is one week after axillary endoscopic breast augmentation. Here the breast implants are high on the chest, the pectoralis major muscles at the top of the breasts are very swollen and the breast skin is tight.

This appearance is typical during the first few weeks after surgery for patients that have small and tight breasts before breast augmentation surgery. This photo was taken three months after axillary endoscopic breast augmentation. This picture is six months after axillary endoscopic breast augmentation. We are more than happy to discuss your symptoms and provide more aftercare tips and advice.

Swelling shortly after the operation is also common and usually settles with time. Your treatment team can call this swelling edema. Inflammation can affect their breast, chest wall, shoulder and arm.

It is a normal part of the healing process and should decrease six to eight weeks after surgery. Spear, Scott L. Jin, R. Aesth Plast Surg 42, — You can reduce swelling after breast reduction surgery by: Drink a lot of liquids Hydration is essential after a breast reduction.

Make sure you eat a balanced diet that is rich in: protein dietary fiber complex carbohydrates Vitamins and minerals Iron This will help repair damaged muscles and skin and helps to also get an optimal fluid balance upright. KEEPING ON While you should avoid strenuous activity after a breast reduction, you should try to move your body every day after the cosmetic surgery, as this can help reduce post-operative swelling, plus reduce the risk of developing blood clots.

The purpose of keeping your intake of low salt avoiding pre-prepared and processed foods such as canned soup and sauces, as well as chips and other salty snacks. At the time it takes pain medication, you should avoid taking any supplements that can interfere with the balance of fluids in your body, including: Diuretic Garlic supplements Caffeine tablets It is perfectly normal for a breast reduction alerted to feel like everyone appears visibly swelling can.