Is seroma (fluid accumulation as your body attempts to fill a potential space) common after breast enlargement surgery, what are the consequences, and what is the treatment?
In breast augmentation surgery, a space is created under the soft tissues of the chest wall. This is the space where the breast implant is placed. The size of the pocket and the size of the implant are seldom identical, and the discrepancy creates a potential space where fluid can collect. The dissection through the soft tissue to the breast implant pocket also makes a potential space for fluid to collect. Sometimes a long standing blood collection can leave a space after it is resorbed. Most seromae resolve with only a few drainage attempts, without an incision. In cases where post-breast augmentation seromae fail to resolve, lining of the fluid pocket needs to be excised because this is what makes the fluid.
