Breast reconstruction with implants
Hello, i just had my exchange surgery after expanders post DMX. I had expanders filled to 550 cc. I learned today that they only were able to put in 415 cc implants due to the fact they could not get the pocket to close when a larger implant was put in. Did anyone have this experience? Not sure if this leaves me options for larger size reconstruction in the future.
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@bnmiche - Welcome to Breastcancer.org, and thank you for sharing what you’re going through.
What you’re describing can happen. Sometimes the tissue can’t safely accommodate a larger implant at the time of exchange, even if expanders were filled more.
Others here have had similar situations, so hopefully they’ll share what options they had later on. In the meantime, this article may be helpful:
Check out these discussions also: BREAST IMPLANT SIZING 101, and Exchange City
Hope this helps, and hoping you’re recovering smoothly from your surgery 💕
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Hello, I am going through delayed reconstruction post radiation. I had my expanders placed March 2nd, but I have a part of my incision on the affected side not healing well and still has a large, dark scab. I have only had one syringe of fluid put into my expander bc of this. I may be having surgery soon to repair this issue. I am not happy about this and now I kinda regret even starting this bc I still have my one natural breast and I am 60 years old. Tks for listening, Lisa R
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Welcome @rascalgirl84! We're so very sorry for the reasons that bring you here, but we're so glad you've joined our community and decided to post - we're all here for you as you navigate your care!
We hear your frustrations about your delayed healing - we hope you find some relief soon so you can move on. You might find this page helpful from our site with tips on how to speed up healing:
We hope this helps and that you are able to heal soon and move along with your fills and eventually implant surgery. Please let us know if there's anything else we can do to help. We're here!
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