Implants...does your "foobs" get itchy!!!

karen- I know that itching feeling and it can be maddening!  The itch you can't scratch.  I was told by my PS that it is caused by nerves regenerating.  When it was at its worst my GP prescribed Gabapentin which helps with nerve pain.  (It also worked great for my insomnia- bonus!)  Not sure if it would be nerve issues for you, this many years out, but I guess it's possible.  I did notice mine got a lot better after I had fat grafting done.  Not sure why, though.  

I get the itching once in awhile too.  And it is also the "itch you can't scratch" ... it's where I have no feeling.  I'm 1 year out so assuming it's the nerve regeneration.  My PS says it can take as long as 3 years.

I wonder if it's the same thing I'm feeling with tissue expanders. I had my first fill yesterday and on one side there is a spot that itches from the inside. Hope I don't go nuts.

i soent half of this evening absentmindedly scratching my foob in a restaurant, before realising it probably looked pretty weird to anyone who didnt know it was fake. Oops :-). ive been told its just the nerves regenerating too, but havent really found anything to help. A warm wheat pack takes my mind off it sometimes.

oh man mine itch a lot and I'm 5 years out! Maddening is a good word for it. I don't understand it and its been happening for me since the beginning. When I asked my PS about he he acted as if I were nuts! I figured I just had to live with it but if anyone knows of options please do tell!

I am just 10 weeks post reconstruction and until last night all was going well! But now I can completely relate to your 'clawing' to relieve the itching. It is unbearable and the only reassurance is that it seems it is 'normal'. I have tried ice pack, antihistamine cream and tablet and analgesic cream! Just hope it goes as quickly as it came. Thank you for sharing your story as although it doesn't provide an answer at least it provides reassurance!

I am 10 years out of having a double mastectomy and have had a few boughts of this phantom itching. It’s only on my left side but actually sent me to ER when I couldn’t get any relief. I made an appt with Dermatologist first, after suffering for two days and nights! I actually made my skin bleed from trying to scratch! Benadryl didn’t help and antihistamine Derm provided made it worse! Hence the ER visit. After IV Benadryl, steroids and pain meds it stopped. I had just had foot surgery and was on Xaralto, we thought maybe a reaction? But here I am again having the same itch 2 years later!! It’s maddening! I’m trying the back scratching as suggested with little relief. I wonder if the stress does have something to do with it. It’s nice to know I’m not alone and crazy. I wish we could figure out a true fix. Thanks ladies

Vagisil cream works wonders for the itch. It has the same active ingredient (20% Benzocaine) in it as Lanacane had in it. However Lanacane is only sold outside the US now. All the anti-itch creams in US are anti-histamine based with or without a very low dose of a mild analgesic. Unfortunately our itch is not a histamine reaction so they typically don’t work well. My big itch problem is my mid to upper back in the evenings. It’s unbearable and you can’t scratch it hard enough or long enough and it makes me want to jump out of my skin it’s so wicked. I get relief within seconds of applying the Vagisil cream.

Mine itch sporadically...was told it was nerves regenerating...made me a little nuts...my exchange was in Nov - and this did not start until last month.....I was in the grocery store and could not help but scratch and scratch and scratch....I applied a cold washcloth when I got home and tried to meditate (ok slow deep breaths) to ease it....it subsided but the episodes have continued...just not daily...

I had a bilateral mastectomy 9 1/2 years ago. At the time I had tram flap reconstruction on both breasts. I had cancer in the left breast only, but chose to be proactive. The radiation and chemo came afterwords and only my left breast was radiated. The radiation ruined the tram flap on the left and had to be removed. I then had a latissimus dorsi flap surgery. There was not enough fat from my back to make the breast large enough, so a tissue expander and then asilicone implant was also inserted. Even after 9 1/2 years my left breast itches inside so badly that I cannot sleep at night and recently I have taken to sleeping with a heating pad. I have also noticed that my upper back itches so bad at night that I keep a back scratcher beside my bed. I have tried all sorts of anti-itch cream and nothing seems to work. I am glad to know that I am not the only one who is experiencing this because I thought I was starting to lose my mind. I don't have an implant on my right breast, only tummy fat so there is no itching EVER. I also never experienced itching after the latissimus dorsi flap on the left until after the silicone implant was added. I wish I had never gotten an implant. I have had so many surgeries and been to so many doctors for so many years that I don't want to go back to a plastic surgeon again.

Me too!!!! It’s extremely difficult to ignore even around other people. It happens to me at random times- early morning in bed, during the day, whenever. It’s a dead numb then jolts of itch. Nothing helps. It’s only on one side. I’ve had my saline implants for four years but it also happened previously with silicone. My breast tissue seems to be contracting

Itchy Boobs over 2 years after Lift

Over two years ago I had a breast lift. I have to say my doctor was extremely good. Believe it or not Beverly Hills is the place to go to have any procedures done. There are so many professionals out there with their own surgery centers. Which is a plus regarding pricing . I found them to be about 50% cheaper than anywhere else in the United States Just an FYI. (Beverly Hills Surgery Cente).

I was never informed there would be itching. When the stitches were coming out, as well the internal stitches were kind of coming out I experience a slight itch. My nipples never itched and never were a problem. It ihas been 2 years now, and underneath itches so bad that I am up in the middle of the night researching this.I had a lollipop procedure. However it is not my scar that itches. Itis the skin underneath where the underwire hits. It itches all the way across, except for the spot where the scar is.

Who would have thought over 2 years later I would have an issue. It is the scratch you cannot itch.and I've noticed this in the last couple of weeks . Sense than its becoming more frequent.it's not the bra it's not the laundry detergent, it's not allergies it's not the underwire bra. I don't know what it is. I've read where it's thought to be nerve regeneration. If that is the case so be it. But does anybody have any suggestions on how to relieve this itching. Or how long it's going to last. Help I can't deal with this.

I have nerve pain and itching sometimes it feels like they areitching with pins and needles from the inside. I had my bilateral mastectomy the end of April. My PS prescribed me something for it, which calms it but when the itching starts I found that lightly rubbing lotion on then calms the itching and it will stop. My PS said it is because I am stimulating the nerves. I use Cocoa butter. It may help.