Can I refill my saline breast implants?

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7 answers to “Can I refill my saline breast implants?”

A: See Your Plastic Surgeon.

By Charles Perry, MD - Sacramento Plastic Surgeon

I would not recommend refilling your implants. Perhaps placing a larger implant and filling it to the recommended fill volume. This would address your desire for larger beasts and remove an implant that may have a slow leak (I doubt - as your implant would go flat almost overnight). This is... more

A: Implants Lose Their Shape After Too Much Overfilling

By John LoMonaco, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

My guess is that if you had a true leak, the implants would be about flat within a week. Refilling or overfilling an implant beyond the 20% recommended by the manufacturer can cause several problems: You void the warranty The fluid that can be added is usually small - like 50cc- so no major size... more

A: Can Implants be filled

By John P. Stratis, MD - Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Your concerns are not uncommon. The decrease in size is probably not the implants but rather the breast tissue. If the implanst are filled to a volume greater than the maufacturers recommendations it may void the warranty. As long as you are aware of that it is not unreasonable to add more fluid, something... more

A: Surgical fees vary geographically and between plastic surgeons

By Michael C. Edwards, MD - Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

You would do well to visit your plastic surgeon to discuss your options. It is not likely that you have a deflation occuring on both sides so you cannot re-inflate a saline implant. You may benefit from having a removal and replacement surgery with a larger implant. Best of luck. Dr Edwards

A: Smaller Breasts after Augmentation

By John Whitt, MD - Louisville Plastic Surgeon

It is possible that you are seeing the result of resolution of post-operative swelling. However, I think another explanation could be slowly leaking implants. The time frame favors this;but simultaneous leaks in both implants would be very unusual. If the implants have partially deflated, the... more

A: Saline Breast Implant overfill

By Lavinia Chong, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

In theory, it is possible to overfill your saline breast implants, as long as the amount of saline used is within the permissible "fill schedule". For example, if you have 300cc implants, it is possible to overfill them 50cc. You should check with your original implanting surgeon... more

A: Refilling saline implants

By Matthew Schulman, MD - New York City Plastic Surgeon

You are now 1 year out from saline breast augmentation and you claim that your breasts "are getting smaller and smaller everyday". The most likely explanation is that the initial swelling present after your surgery is decreasing. It can take many months (and up to a year) for all the swelling... more