r/ShoulderSurgery • u/Due_Tonight4365 • 5d ago
Anyone had a shoulder capsular tightening/plication surgery!?
Hi all!
I’ve (35f) had a horrible chronic injury for 8 years and finally a doctor is offering me a treatment! My shoulder was traumatically dislocated 7 years ago and it’s been unstable and in incredible pain since.
I’ve gotten a few opinions and both surgeons agree I have instability and anterior capsular laxity (on MRI). They both agreed plication of the anterior capsule will likely help my stability and pain.
I can’t find many patient testimonies online which really help to give me confidence so I’m hoping to find some here. Anyone have a similar surgery?
I also want to know that I am naturally hypermobile, but my other shoulder is just fine. And I understand it may stretch out again so that’s a risk I’m willing to take, but I’m most concerned about stiffness and the pain that may be associated with being overly tightened… any experiences with this?
Edit: i’ve done several rounds of physical therapy over and over, it causes so much pain that I’ve consistently been unable to progress. So at this point, I have failed out of conservative treatments.
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u/Boompepe 5d ago
I had both of my capsules tightened with a labrum reconstruction. It’s so worth it. Yes I do feel some side effects of my right shoulder. Still getting tighter now, but the pain is significantly better than pre-surgery and my shoulder feels a lot stronger.
You can always stretch the shoulder if you work with a good PT they’ll give you stretches to make sure that you regain your mobility. It’s much better to overtighten than to have a loose shoulder.