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Periareolar Vs Inframammary Fold Incision (En Bloc Capsulectomy - Ruptured Submuscular Silicone Implants) (photo)

Dear doctors, Which approach provides the most direct route for an en bloc capsulectomy and requires the least operative time? Will and inframammary...

Explant of Ruptured Sub-muscular Cohesive Gel Implant: is En Bloc Necessary?

Hi- I recently discovered, and confirmed through MRI, an intracapsular rupture of my sub-muscular 410 cohesive gel implants. They are about four years...

Is En Bloc Necessary if I Only Had the Implants for a Short Period of Time?

I am only 1 week post op and I want to remove my silicon gel implants. Is it necessary to have them removed "En Bloc." Or should I be fine...

PIP Removal?

I have PIP implants and am having them removed without replacement. They are 245cc overs. I wanted them removed en bloc but a surgeon I saw said he...

Do Textured Saline Implants Need to Be Removed "En Bloc"?

I have had Mentor, saline (550 cc), teardrop, textured, implants (behind the muscle) for 14 years. I have very little natural breast tissue.I want to...

Do I Need to Remove my Silicone Implants En Bloc After 6 Months?

I only had my implants for 6 months but I want to remove them. Do I need to do it "en bloc"? Is there a capsule that needs to be removed...

Why Hasn't Implant Been Removed En Bloc, Silicone in Lymph Removed and Now Swollen and Painful 6 Days Post Op?

I had 17 year old implants removed due to a rupture in the right, initially told they would remove en bloc but have in fact left capsule in, just...

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