What kind of complications might happen from a breast augmentation or enlargement?

Infection, bleeding : Standard risks for any surgical procedure include excessive bleeding and infection. Specific risks associated with breast augmentation include reactions to or failure of the implants.

Asymmetry, bleeding: As with any surgery, infection and bleeding are possible. With breast augmentation, other factors also come into play including asymmetrical healing, tightening of the scar tissue around the implant (also known as capsular contracture), and dissatisfaction with the size chosen can also occur. All of these are relatively rare outcomes and overall, breast augmentation is safe and effective.

Implant Complication: These include but are not limited to: infection, hematoma, discomfort, wound breakdown, hypertrophic scar formation, asymmetry, unfavorable healing, implant infection exposure, rupture, deflation, palpability, visibility, distortion with muscular contraction, capsular contracture, interference with mammography or surgical evaluation of breast masses, interference with nipple sensation with nursing.

Breast augmentation: The most frequent complications with breast augmentation with the use of a breast implant are capsular contracture (or hardening of the scar tissue around the implant), visible and/or palpable rippling of the implant edges (more common in saline implants), and rupture or a break in the shell of the implant. These and other risks should be thoroughly reviewed with your plastic surgeon.

Contracture: Standard surgical risks such as bleeding, infection, scaring, and wound healing problems. Risks specific to breast implants include capsular contraction, implant malposition, and implant leak or rupture. Although any of these complications can occur, breast augmentation remains a very safe procedure and most patient are extremely happy with the results.

Early vs late: Breast augmentation complications can be classified into early land late complications: early: 1) bleeding 2) infection 3) seroma (fluid accumulation around implant) 4) implant exposure 5) pneumothorax (lung collapse) very rare. Late: 1) capsular contracture 2) implant malposition 3) implant rupture 4) alterered nipple sensation 5) inability to breast feed.

Several: Complications of breast augmentation include bleeding, infection, asymmetry, scarring, capsular contracture, implant failure or rupture, need for revision operation, and rarely alcl.