One breast is a bit firmer

[canadian1]

I had my 5 month appointment on Friday and my PS confirmed that one breast is firmer than the other. I just started noticing it a few weeks ago. I asked if it was a contracture and said that on a scale of 1-4 it would only be a 1 or so. He said to massage up and down, side to side 10X/day and lay on my stomach as much as possible and that it will go away. Have you seen this go away with massaging? I also read online that Vitamin E can help. I am not sure how much to take but I have been taking 800 IE daily.
I would really appreciate any additional advice you can give me.
Thanks,

[violet1234]

one of my breast is firmer than the other too, i just try to massage it, it's soften up some.

[drghaderi]

Capsular contracture or firmness around the breast implant is a difficult issue to resolve. As you may have read, there are many different methods that patients and surgeons use to prevent and/or treat this problem. Massaging has been the easiest and safest technique used. Other non-surgical methods reported have been use of Vit E, ultrasound and Accolate medication. None are FDA approved for this purpose and their uses all have trade-offs that should be discussed with your surgeon. Of course, lastly, there is the surgical solution to open or remove part or all of the scar/capsule that is contracting around your implant to cause the firmness. If your surgeon rates the firmness low, then I would try the easy and less risky methods first to see if the issue resolves. Sometimes the treatments have worse side effects than the capsular contracture itself - as long as it remains low grade firmness. Keep following up with your surgeon to see how your non-invasive treatment methods have worked. Good luck.

[caskew7]

My rightie was a whole lot more firmer than my leftie...i called it my "problem child" but after massaging well and giving it more attention, lol, it has def softened up some. in fact its equivalent to my other breast.