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Breast augmentation risks & complications

Possible breast augmentation complications:

Your breasts will be wrapped with gauze bandage as well as a tighter bandage for protection and support. You also may have drainage tubes coming out of the incision for several days, to help drain some excess fluid.

It is important to take the medication prescribed to you by your doctor. Someone will need to drive you home You may need assistance at home over the next couple of days.

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Breast augmentation risks:

There are several concerns regarding Breast augmentation : surgery itself, implants, breast cancer, risk of anesthesia. Risks involved with breast augmentation have received a lot of attention, but neither cancer nor arthritis have been shown to be caused by breast implants. All operations carry some risk and possibility of complications can include (but are not limited to) infection, unsatisfactory results, excessive bleeding, adverse reaction to anesthesia, need for second or sometimes third procedures.

We recommend you read the specific complications outlined in the Food and Drug Administration Infomation for Women Considering Saline-Filled Breast Implants(courtesy of McGhan Medical Corporation and FDA). To obtain this information, read this online bulletin or contact the McGhan Medical Corporation, F.D.A. Consumer Information Line at (800) 532-4440 or your surgeon. There is no known association of breast implants with breast cancer in human beings, in fact several large studies have shown a lower incidence of breast cancer in women with breast implants. (Breast implant type devices have been shown to cause a rare form of cancer in rats that are prone to cancer, but this cancer has not been reported in humans with breast implants.)

Other side effects specific to breast augmentation include:

capsular contracture: occurs when the scar or area around the implant begins to tighten, causing the breast to feel hard.
nipple sensitivity or loss in sensitivity: usually disappears after several weeks, but for some this is permanent.
rippling: indentations, often caused when the implant moves.
rupture: when the breast implants tear and/or leak. This may require a second operation to replace the implant.
symptoms of immune system disorders: some women have reported having symptoms such as joint pain swelling, fever, fatigue, or pain. Although research has not found conclusive evidence correlating breast implants with these symptoms, further studies have been requested by the FDA.

Many times patients will not be aware of complications until days or months after the procedure has been performed.

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