Littleton Breast Implants doctors

I feel you can get breast that are closer together and less "under the armpits"

From your pictures, it appears as though your implant pockets are too far to the sides. Conceptually, this is pretty simple to address, however, we must still respect the native position of your breasts. From the position of your nipples, the breasts to appear to be "wide set" on your chest.

I'd estimate from your pictures that a breast lift could be avoided at this time.

My goal for a re-operation would likely be to make sure that we had a correctly-sized pocket that supports the bottom and sides of the implants to give a more natural, pleasing shape.

Costs and Implant Choice -- Silicone vs Saline

The cost for re-operation varied depends on the implants used (silicone implants are about $1000 more), the time anticipated for the surgery (likely a bit longer than your initial operation). An additional cost of perhaps $500-1000 would be required if a "Dermal Matrix" is used (yes, these things are costly!).

A consultation with an experienced plastic surgeon is your next step to review your goals, perform a careful examination and to go over potential options such as implant type and the technical details of a possible surgery.

Hope this helps.

Nick Slenkovich MD, FACS

As many surgeons have pointed out, the chances of getting Lymphoma as a result of breast implants is extremely low.

The more important issue, I believe, is what the FDA did not point out in their January 26, 2011 notification. The FDA has seemingly ignored reported data indicating that in all cases where breast implant information was available in these rare cases of lymphoma, that none were identified in "smooth-shell" breast implants.

Dr. Garry Brody, likely the world's top expert on the topic, reported in March 2010 that in the 25 out of 34 cases reported world-wide of Lymphoma in breast implant patients, that every patient had a "textured-shell" type of breast implant.

Dr. Brody confirmed to me in April 2010 that he was not aware of any cases associated with smooth-walled implants. Lymphomas have consistently been identified only in symptomatic patients who have swelling or pain in their breasts.

I use exclusively "smooth-walled" implants (both Silicone Gel and Saline) for breast augmentation in my Denver, Colorado practice and I feel that my patients are statistically not susceptible to Lymphomas. Nonetheless, I encourage all patients to be evaluated if there is a change in the breast that is concerning.

I have written a recent blog post on this topic where I go into more detail on this issue -- see the link below.

Hope this helps,

Nick Slenkovich MD, FACS

There are many women who have implants placed several years ago which are still intact and look great.  If that is the case with you, then there is a possibility that you may not have to do anything.  However, that being said the newer implants are definitely better constructed and will potentially feel more natural than their older counterparts. 

My suggestion would be to see a local Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and discuss your question with him/her and explore your options.

I hope that helps!