Are my Breasts Swollen After Explantation or Will They Stay This Size?

asked 1 year ago by Mnika in Vilnius, LIthuania
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: swelling

2 days ago my implants 325cc where removed with partial removal of pockets. Doctor drained liquid and just removed drainers. I see my breasts larger compearing to my previous size 34B. Now they look to me as 36 C. I am very happy with the looks and I am wondering if they are just swollen, or if they are going to stay that way? P.S. Before implants I weighted 15 lb less. What happens to my breasts if I lose weigh? Thank you

5 answers to Are my Breasts Swollen After Explantation or Will They Stay This Size?

Size of breasts after removal of implants (explantation)

If you are 15 pounds heavier than your pre-implantation weight it, it is very likely that your native breast tissue is larger. Losing weight will likely result in some loss of breast volume. This varies tremendously from one individual to another. In regards to your immediate situation, it is very likely that you may have a small fluid collection in the residual pocket as well as some tissue edema accounting for swellin of the breast. This will likely diminish as the inflammatio... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast after implant removal

More than likely your breasts are just swollen, but if you gained weight since before you had your implants placed, your breast volume may be more than what you started with.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Unfortunately, your larger breast size will decrease once the swelling subsides.

If your breast appear larger following the explantation then this is undoubtedly the result of post-op swelling. Ultimately, this swelling will resolve and your true smaller size will appear. The fact that your breasts appear to be so much larger then when implanted suggests the existence of an excessive amount of residual fluid. This may signal the need to replace the drainage tubes to avoid complications. Question your surgeon about this.... more

David A. Ross, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Removal

If you are larger now than your were before with implants then there is something going on. I would guess that it is a seroma or fluid collection that is building up there to give you the volume. You may need some testing like US or CT to evaluate for this. Good luck.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Lager Breasts after Breast Implant Removal

Logic would suggest that if Small Breasts+Implants = Larger Breasts then Breasts - Implants SHOULD = SMALLER breasts If this is not true and your breasts are larger after breast implant removal than before something OTHER than the implant must be causing the breast to be larger. I would guess that your breasts contain inflammatory fluid (seroma) which needs to bed drained. A CT scan or Ultrasound would be helpful in diagnosing this.

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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