I had cohesive gel breast implants of 350cc size 1 year ago,and i've noticing significant decrease in size over the past couple of months,atleast a size dropped from my bra,im feeling more rippling and softening of my breast,breast MRI showed no leakage nor capsular contracture, what could be happening? I'd be more than grateful for any help.
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Recently, there has been a lot of chatter about fungal (or mold) infections in saline-filled breast implants. In fact, I have had a few patients contact me with concerns regarding this. The fundamental question: Should you be worried about having a fungal infection or mold in your saline breast...
I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Payment policies are different for each surgeon, so you would have to ask your surgeon about the specific costs related to your revision surgery. You may be offered a discount that can be covered by financing.
A C cup will vary on a 32 versus a 40 chest and so there is no definitve answer for this. Typically, going up a size in cup will vary from 150-200cc but this is only an estimate. Commonly speaking, on average it takes about a 350cc implant to take the average A cup to a C cup. However, I...