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Is It True That my Breast Will Look Better After Breast Implant Removal?

asked 3 years ago by viola.bbb in Budapest
Latest answer by Jill Tomlinson, MBBS, FRACS
Question viewed 6,201 times

I had 475cc silicone gel implants put in 3 weeks ago and I want to remove them. The doctor says he will remove the implants, but I must wait 2 weeks.

When I asked how my breast will look after removing them, doctor answered - even better. He said he reshaped them by creating a pocket and my skin will shrink back.

How is it possible that he reshaped my breast? I was a small B cup before and skin is ok. Will my breast be the same? Will there be a risk for capsular contracture?

16 answers to Is It True That my Breast Will Look Better After Breast Implant Removal?

Removing breast implants soon after surgery

I would remove your breast implants as soon as possible if size is what bothers you. The longer you leave them in the more your skin will stretch, making it harder for it to contract. In a woman with a B cup to begin with, the surgeon only made a 'hole' in order to insert your implant. He did this by separating tissues apart. Nothing was rearranged or moved out of place. Your wounds have not had time to heal and may be easily separated at the second surgery. A smaller implant... more

Gary H. Manchester, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.manchesterclinic.com

Breast Appearance After Breast Implant Removal

Hi Viola, I'm sorry to hear that you wish to remove the implants so soon after the surgery. If you were my patient I'd feel badly that you and I hadn't achieved an outcome you felt comfortable with. I'm not sure why you wish to reverse the surgery but it's important that you be sure about what you want to do. If you wish to be larger than a small B cup but not as large as you are with the 475cc implants perhaps you may wish to consider an exchange for a smaller size... more

Jill Tomlinson, MBBS, FRACS
Melbourne Plastic Surgeon

Breast looking better after implant removal

I think your doctor has a case of wishful thinking or maybe is just telling you what you want to hear. My guess is your breasts will look pretty much the same as they did before the surgery but with a scar. Make sure you aren't rushing into this. Any change in appearance takes getting used to. I've had a few patients that have taken a while to get used to their implants but then ended up loving them. And make absolutely sure you aren't doing... more

Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.sowdermd.com

Implant Removal After Recent Surgery

We usually delay breast implant removal in your situation because we hope you decide to keep the implants. Depending upon how determined you are with your intentions to get the implants out there is no reason not to proceed immediately in my practice.

James Apesos, MD
Dayton Plastic Surgeon

Aesthetic appearance after removal of recent breast implants

If you have had second thoughts and wish to remove the implants that have recently been placed, it is possible to remove them. After three weeks, the implants have begun stretching out the breast tissue but have not completed the process. Therefore it is not predictable what you're breasts will look like once the implants are removed. You may see some stretching of the skin and a small degree of sagging. However, your implants have not remained in place for very long and this effect... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal and Breast Appearance

Thank you for the question. What your breasts will look like after explantation depends on several factors such as: the quality of skin elasticity (the better the elasticity the better the skin will bounce back), the size of the implants used (the larger the implant the more trouble you may have with redundant skin), and the amount of breast tissue present at this time (which may have changed since the time of your breast augmentation). Life experience since your... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Shape after implant removal

IT is difficult to know, from your description, exactly what was done by your surgeon. Simply inserting and then quickly removing implants should not change your shape significantly unless there is unusual scarring or something else was done with your initial surgery.

Scott E. Newman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Early breast implant removal

Your breasts will look similar to what they did before surgery. Of course you have to wait for the swelling to go down. I would recommend you wait. Who knows you may eventually like them after you have had a chance to live with them awhile.

Randy Proffitt, MD
Mobile Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal will make breast look different

I guess it all depends on what your idea of 'better' is. Removing implants just a few weeks after augmentation will result in a breast that looks much like what you started with, with the addition of a new scar. Unless you are dealing with a substantial implant malposition issue, implant removal in the early post op phase will not improve your breast appearance. You'll have a brand new scar !

Scott Sattler, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Explantation of a large implant after 3 weeks will not significantly alter the original shape of the breasts.

Why did you have implants placed in the first place? Removing them is easy. I don't know why you have to wait 2 more weeks but maybe you will come to like the implants by then. It's surprising to hear an augmentation patient dissatisfied with the operation at your stage. Nevertheless, after they're out, save for the incision, your breasts will look very much as before the implantation.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal and breast shape

Breast implants, once removed, will leave a noticeable void of volume that is difficult to replace. You may need a breast lift, ultimately, after surgery. Consider going for an implant exchange to something smaller.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

What do breasts look like after implant removal?

Wow, I wish I had the vision that your surgeon has. It would be wonderful to be able to predict postoperative appearance for you! I just don't think it can be done--I think your surgeon is just being optimistic. And it sounds like you two didn't communicate very well prior to the surgery, since you want your implants removed only a few weeks after having them placed. Don't count on your breasts looking better than before, but you can keep your fingers... more

Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Augmented Breasts do NOT ususally look better after Implant Removal

It sounds like more planning both on your and your surgeon's part should have taken place BEFORE you had your breast augmentation. Despite its deceiving superficial simplicity, breast augmentation is not similar to returning a garment based to the store after buyer's remorse. while inflammation and tissue swelling may be better at 5 weeks after surgery it will be by no means resolved so I am not sure just how much is resolved by having you wait only an additional 2 weeks. More importantly,... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

The answer varies here

Hello, Saying things will look better is a bit optimistic. Hopefully, there will be little change. There should be little contracture risk, but how the remaining breast will look varies considerably.

John P. Di Saia, MD
Orange Plastic Surgeon

Breast shape following implant removal

I would wait a while before removing your implants as you may still have a degree of swelling and once things have settled down you may get used to your new look. At best your breasts would revert back to their preoperative shape following implant removal but in my opinion that is unlikely and it is hard to believe they will look better than the originals. Capsular contracture is a reaction to implants and can't occur in the absence of an implant.

Marcel Daniels, MD
Long Beach Plastic Surgeon

Implant removal

Your question is interesting. I am not sure how your doctor can tell that your breast will look better after removing the implants. It is difficult to predict the final appearance after implant removal.