Capsular Contracturein NYC

If you have recently given birth or breastfed, you should generally wait at least 3 to 6 months before scheduling a capsular contracture revision. Pregnancy and nursing significantly change breast volume and skin elasticity. Waiting allows your hormonal levels to stabilize and your natural breast tissue to completely settle, ensuring Dr. Hyman can achieve the most accurate and symmetric surgical outcome.

It usually develops within the first 12 months while the body is actively healing. However, 'late-onset' contracture can happen years or even a decade later, often triggered by a silent implant rupture, a microscopic infection, or physical trauma to the breast.

An animation deformity happens when an under-the-muscle implant visibly flexes, flattens, or jumps out of place whenever you use your chest muscles (like during a workout). Capsular contracture makes this worse by gluing the implant tightly to the muscle. During revision surgery, Dr. Hyman can modify the surgical pocket or adjust the implant's placement to relax the muscle's pull and restore natural, fluid breast movement.

Patients who have experienced capsular contracture do have a higher baseline risk of recurrence. To combat this, Dr. Hyman utilizes advanced preventative measures during your revision surgery. This includes completely removing the old capsule, changing the implant placement pocket (such as moving the implant from above the chest muscle to below the muscle), using antibiotic irrigation, and utilizing a specialized surgical matrix (like ADM) to support natural, healthy tissue healing.