Part I: A Real Life Adventure in the Misery of Capsular Contracture and Breast Implants
Capsular contracture or hardening of the lining around an implant is the second biggest reason for reoperation (size exchange is the first). Dr. Tebbetts believes that capsular contracture formation is related to 4 basic variables:
1. 10% Genetics - how the patient heals
2. 10% Device rate
3. 20% Bacteria in the breasts (Biofilm)
4. 60% How the first surgery is done - Degree of trauma and bleeding during the primary procedure.
In other words, your very best defense against capsular contracture is to never get it to begin with and that means chosing one of the best breast implant surgeons that will not create the blood and trauma in the first place.
Once you have it - it is so hard to deal with both clinically and emtionally. Here's a real life stuggle with reconciling reality and wishes and tissues - the mystery and misery of capsular contracture around a breast implant and what to do - listen to the patient's reasoning and listen to my advice......
Hi Terrye,
I just read your post on implant info.com from 8/7/2011 where you refer a woman to the article you and your husband wrote about the mystery and misery of CC. It is a great article and with all of the lack of information about CC out there it was very helpful.
I have a question about these lines which read:
"If you develop a second capsule, I will recommend that you remove your implants and not replace them. I can't force you to do this, but your body is giving us a message--you are a capsule former."
This is pertinent information for me as I have capsular contracture for the second time in my left breast and when I read that what I want to understand is am I a capsule former even if I only have CC in one breast? Doesn't it more mean that the pocket in that breast has issues or bacteria got on that implant I guess twice? I would want to believe what you guys wrote if both breasts developed CC. does that make sense. I am trying to keep these implants and make them work for me. My ptosis after two kids was a crazy eye sore and I like having boobs. I am with implants a 34 between b and c. I am 5' 2" and 115 pounds.
I am trying to figure out what to do and I so appreciate that you two recommend removing the implants because believe me that is not what the three doctors I have seen have said. One said leave it alone. One said I had two more complications I had never even heard of and the other is saying fix it.
1. 10% Genetics - how the patient heals
2. 10% Device rate
3. 20% Bacteria in the breasts (Biofilm)
4. 60% How the first surgery is done - Degree of trauma and bleeding during the primary procedure.
In other words, your very best defense against capsular contracture is to never get it to begin with and that means chosing one of the best breast implant surgeons that will not create the blood and trauma in the first place.
Once you have it - it is so hard to deal with both clinically and emtionally. Here's a real life stuggle with reconciling reality and wishes and tissues - the mystery and misery of capsular contracture around a breast implant and what to do - listen to the patient's reasoning and listen to my advice......
Hi Terrye,
I just read your post on implant info.com from 8/7/2011 where you refer a woman to the article you and your husband wrote about the mystery and misery of CC. It is a great article and with all of the lack of information about CC out there it was very helpful.
I have a question about these lines which read:
"If you develop a second capsule, I will recommend that you remove your implants and not replace them. I can't force you to do this, but your body is giving us a message--you are a capsule former."
This is pertinent information for me as I have capsular contracture for the second time in my left breast and when I read that what I want to understand is am I a capsule former even if I only have CC in one breast? Doesn't it more mean that the pocket in that breast has issues or bacteria got on that implant I guess twice? I would want to believe what you guys wrote if both breasts developed CC. does that make sense. I am trying to keep these implants and make them work for me. My ptosis after two kids was a crazy eye sore and I like having boobs. I am with implants a 34 between b and c. I am 5' 2" and 115 pounds.
I am trying to figure out what to do and I so appreciate that you two recommend removing the implants because believe me that is not what the three doctors I have seen have said. One said leave it alone. One said I had two more complications I had never even heard of and the other is saying fix it.
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