Comments on: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE- Breast Revision in Orange County http://www.drjazblog.com/2009/06/capsular-contracture-breast-revision-in-orange-county/ Élan Institute for Plastic Surgery 2010 East First Street, Suite 270 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:38:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Michael A. Jazayeri, M.D. http://www.drjazblog.com/2009/06/capsular-contracture-breast-revision-in-orange-county/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Michael A. Jazayeri, M.D. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:46:19 +0000 http://www.drjazblog.com/?p=402#comment-266 Dear Dawn, I feel for you! I have had 2 patients like you with recurrent capsular contracture. I don't know if your surgeon has placed the implants below or above the muscle. If the implants were always placed in one pocket, then one option would be to go to a different pocket. For example, if all your implants were place above the muscle, then your surgeon may place the implant below the muscle. Having said this, you may be one of the rare patients who develop recurrent contracture. Sometimes the enemy of good is better. Have a "heart to heart" discussion with your surgeon. As difficult as it may be, perhaps your best option is to remove the implants and have a breast lift only, if needed. Best of luck. Dear Dawn,

I feel for you! I have had 2 patients like you with recurrent capsular contracture. I don’t know if your surgeon has placed the implants below or above the muscle. If the implants were always placed in one pocket, then one option would be to go to a different pocket. For example, if all your implants were place above the muscle, then your surgeon may place the implant below the muscle. Having said this, you may be one of the rare patients who develop recurrent contracture. Sometimes the enemy of good is better. Have a “heart to heart” discussion with your surgeon. As difficult as it may be, perhaps your best option is to remove the implants and have a breast lift only, if needed.

Best of luck.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.drjazblog.com/2009/06/capsular-contracture-breast-revision-in-orange-county/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Dawn Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:58:49 +0000 http://www.drjazblog.com/?p=402#comment-265 Three years ago I had saline implants put in and developed capsular contracture in both breasts. I had a capsulectomy on both and soon developed capsular contracture again in my right breast so I had a second capsulectomy. It healed with quite a bit of scar tissue and was a little too firm but I just lived with it for two years because I did not want another surgery. Then.....my left breast ruptured and my plastic surgeon suggested doing an exchange to silicone gel and doing a capsulotomy on my right breast to get rid of all the scar tissue I had been living with. At that point I thought everything would be perfect, but..... I developed capsular contracture in my right breast again and had yet another capsulotomy. That surgery took place Dec. 15, 2009. I am 5 weeks post op and have developed a very hard breast. My surgeon has me on 2000mg of Vitamin E, 3000mg Milk Thistle, accolate and ultra sound therapy. It's been a week since I've started all this therapy and medication and do not seem to see any results. My question is.....have you ever seen a case like mine and is there any hope for my stubborn right breast? Should I have a sixth surgery to removed scar tissue again or should I just remove the implants altogether? If I do a removal will I need a lift to compensate for all the stretching my skin has done due to the implants? Where would the best incision be to remove the implants? By the way, I am 39 years old, 118lbs and 5'1" if that helps with answering my questions at all. Thanks you so much for your time and I appreciate your input! Dawn, Tulsa, Oklahoma talk2sunshine@gmail.com Three years ago I had saline implants put in and developed capsular contracture in both breasts. I had a capsulectomy on both and soon developed capsular contracture again in my right breast so I had a second capsulectomy. It healed with quite a bit of scar tissue and was a little too firm but I just lived with it for two years because I did not want another surgery. Then…..my left breast ruptured and my plastic surgeon suggested doing an exchange to silicone gel and doing a capsulotomy on my right breast to get rid of all the scar tissue I had been living with. At that point I thought everything would be perfect, but….. I developed capsular contracture in my right breast again and had yet another capsulotomy. That surgery took place Dec. 15, 2009. I am 5 weeks post op and have developed a very hard breast. My surgeon has me on 2000mg of Vitamin E, 3000mg Milk Thistle, accolate and ultra sound therapy. It’s been a week since I’ve started all this therapy and medication and do not seem to see any results. My question is…..have you ever seen a case like mine and is there any hope for my stubborn right breast? Should I have a sixth surgery to removed scar tissue again or should I just remove the implants altogether? If I do a removal will I need a lift to compensate for all the stretching my skin has done due to the implants? Where would the best incision be to remove the implants? By the way, I am 39 years old, 118lbs and 5′1″ if that helps with answering my questions at all. Thanks you so much for your time and I appreciate your input!
Dawn, Tulsa, Oklahoma
talk2sunshine@gmail.com

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