Saline implant adjustment without replacement is possible

David J. Levens, MD answers: Filling saline implants without changing them?

I recently had Saline Breast Implants, and I now wish I would have gone bigger than what I did. Can you fill saline implants without changing them?


David J. Levens, MD
8 months ago
By David J. Levens, MD - Ft. Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

If you happen to have postoperatively adjustable implants, there would be a valve just beneath the skin that could be accessed by your surgeon in the office to add or remove saline simply with a needle.

Likely your implants are not the adjustable type, but the fill volume can still be adjusted. However, it requires a trip to the operating room to open up the incision and access the implant valve to make the desired adjustment.  As long as there is no other problem noted with your implants and they are fairly new (within 1-3 years old), it is possible to make the volume adjustment without replacing them.   

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