Re: Can you have allergy to Breast Implants ?

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I am not trying to scare you, but a rash on your breasts should not be

ignored...please see your doctor immediately. It could be as simple

as skin irritation, but there are conditions such as inflammatory

breast cancer that present as a rash on the breasts. Better to play it

safe and see your doctor. I lost my mom to inflammatory breast cancer

because her rash was misdiagnosed the first time.

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> Question Allergic to breast implants?

> I got silicone implants 10 days ago and yesterday noticed that a

rash formed

> underneath and to the sides of my breasts after wearing a bra that

felt a bit

> uncomfortable all day. I didn't wear a bra all day today and the

rash has

> improved but there is still some redness and irritation, not near

the incission

> but sporadically around my breasts. I am planning to call my doctor

tomorrow but

> would like some info ASAP. Could I be allergic to the implants?

> Asked by: junglebaby311

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> Allergies have nothing to do with breast implants

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> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by R. Francis, MD

> New York City Plastic Surgeon

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> Dear Jungle,

> Your rash has nothing to do with the implants. You may have had a

contact

> dermatitis to the soap used to wash your chest for surgery or the

bra you wore

> afterward. See your plastic surgeon for treatment. He or she may

recommend

> some hydrocortisone cream, a moisturizer, and discontuance of the

bra. Good luck!

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> There is no such thing as allergy to breast implants.

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by J. Beraka, MD

> Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

>

> To junglebaby311,

> Hi! You can relax. You may simply be allergic to the fabric in the

bra or

> to the skin disinfectant used during surgery. But I assure you that

implants

> have been studied for decades. Whether you have silicone or saline

implants,

> they are inert and do not cause an allergic reaction.

>

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> More likely the bra and skin dryness

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by M. Freund, MD

> New York City Plastic Surgeon

>

> After a breast augmentation skin can become very dry and you made need

> moisturizer to alleviate the discomfort.

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> Allergy to breast implants

>

> Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

> Answer by Wallach, MD

> New York City Plastic Surgeon

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> It is more likely that you had a rash related to the bra. Sometimes

patients

> have allergies to the medications or antibiotics that are used. Let

your

> doctor evaluate you to be sure. Wallach, MD

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