Should You Massage After Implant Revision — or Strictly Not?
The first-surgery habit of routine massage often reverses after revision: repaired pockets and form-stable implants usually mean hands off.
Patients who were told to massage daily after their first augmentation often assume the same routine applies to revision — and that assumption can undo the operation. When the pocket has been sutured smaller to fix malposition, or a textured or form-stable implant has been placed, displacement massage works directly against the repair.
Ask what was done inside before touching anything
Whether massage helps, is neutral, or is forbidden depends on the pocket work and the implant type — details only your operative record answers. Smooth round implants in an untouched pocket may still get a mobilization routine, while any sutured repair usually means no massage for months, if ever. Do not import instructions from your first surgery or from other patients; cases differ individually.
If no one told you either way, treat that as a question, not a green light — ask at your next consult and get the answer in writing. Gentle skin-level scar care is a separate topic from implant-displacement massage and usually starts once incisions have sealed.
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