Certainly skilled, experienced surgeons can lessen risks of complications tremendously but it is important, on your part, to observe strict adherence to the advice and instructions of your surgeon. But no matter how skilled or experienced your surgeon is, risks of complications are very real threats.

Infection

After a few days or week of surgery, it is likely that infection of the wound may occur. There is also a possibility, though very rare, that infection arises years after breast surgery when the cuts and incisions have completely healed.

Usually, your surgeon will give you the necessary medications so that the infection will quickly subside. But sometimes, the implant has to be removed until the infection subsides. The implant can then be replaced at a later time.

Bottoming Out

This is a complication involving the slipping of the implant such that it rides too low in the chest tissue. This may result in the nipple to point upwards in an artificial manner.

Re-entering the wound and re-creating the original pocket can fix the problem of bottoming out.

Symmastia

Symmastia is the result whereby the two breasts appear to be situated unusually close to each other. This complication can only be corrected by a separate surgical procedure. As the common cause of this complication is the wrong size of implants, once larger implants are replaced with smaller ones, the problem will be solved.

After this separate surgery, known as the revision breast augmentation surgery, is completed, a special support bra and other propping bandages will be required to provide the cleavage the necessary support until after the tissues heal.

Capsular Contraction

Not unlike how the body acts with any other foreign object, the body will have to create a capsule around the breast implant to start the healing process. This formation of a capsule is a normal effect of other invasive surgeries. The problem arises when the capsule closes or contracts around the foreign implant itself. Such a closure is known as a capsular contraction. This contraction usually happens a few months after surgery. The result of capsular contraction is that because of the compression of the implant, the implant is caused to look distorted. In more serious cases, the implant can feel hard and out-of shape.

The severity of the capsular contraction can usually be ranked in a number of ways:

Grade 1: The breast is normally soft and natural

Grade 2: The breast feels a little firm but looks natural

Grade 3: The breast feels firm and may appear distorted

Grade 4: The breast feels hard, sometimes painful and may appear distorted

The way to treat capsular contraction is to remove the implant or replace it at a later date. Breast Augmentation Surgery do have its risks and complications but the results are almost instant. Alternatives will include breast creams, breast enhancement creams, breast enlargement pills or natural breast augmentation.