Peter Attia· MD
we see the majority of capsular contracture cases happen early within six months of surgery and that's probably due to bacteria that get in there at the time of surgery
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we see the majority of capsular contracture cases happen early within six months of surgery and that's probably due to bacteria that get in there at the time of surgery
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if you have a woman who has a small hematoma a small amount of bleeding on one breast that woman has a significantly higher risk of developing capsular contracture and the reason is probably that that that blood that's bathing the implant is a great medium for bacteria to grow in