Capsular contracture can result in early dissatisfaction with breast augmentation results as it makes breast implants feel firm, uncomfortable, and distorted. Dr. Wilfred Brown at Brown Plastic Surgery offers breast implant revision in Middlebury, CT for patients who want to address implant concerns. Implant revision surgery can correct capsular contracture and restore a softer feel to patients’ breasts. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
What Causes Capsular Contracture?
Capsular contracture happens when the natural scar tissue that forms around a breast implant becomes too tight, firm, or thick. Every implant develops a capsule as part of the normal healing process, but problems can occur when that capsule hardens and squeezes the implant. This can change the shape, position, softness, or comfort of the breast.
Capsular contracture may be associated with:
- Scar tissue tightening around the implant
- Implant firmness or distortion
- Pain, pressure, or discomfort
- Breast asymmetry
- Changes in implant position or appearance
Capsular contracture can happen after an earlier breast augmentation even when the original surgery healed well at first. When firmness, discomfort, or visible distortion develops, breast implant revision can help restore a more natural breast shape and feel.
Are There Non-Surgical Ways to Treat Capsular Contracture?
Non-surgical care may help some mild symptoms or support comfort, but established capsular contracture often requires surgery when the breast has become firm, painful, or visibly distorted. The reason is structural. Once scar tissue has tightened significantly around the implant, external treatments cannot reliably remove the capsule or correct the implant pocket.
Non-surgical management may be limited when patients have:
- Hardened scar tissue
- Pain or tightness
- Implant distortion
- Significant asymmetry
- Implant position changes
Patients with mild concerns may still benefit from evaluation before deciding on surgery. When capsular contracture affects breast appearance, breast softness, or comfort, revision surgery is often the most direct way to remove or release