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What Happens to the Pocket After Breast Implant Removal?
If the capsule is not taken out? Can you feel it? What happens to the pocket when breast implants are removed?
Asked 35 months ago by
littleagain in Iowa
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Breast capsule removal
Breast capsule removal does not pose a problem. The reminaing space contracts and the capsule (scar tissue) is absorbed into the body. You should not be able to feel the remaining scar tissue. Healing is quick. If you attempt to remove the scar tissue as is commonly requested by the patient, you can distort the breast tissue and the end result, which should be a soft, normal-looking breast.
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Capsulectomy is often needed for complex revisional breast surgery
If you are having a simple implant removal procedure, the capsule should be excised and the 'pocket' obliterated, in order to prevent a long-term fluid collection from forming. This procedure is called a capsulectomy. I generally remove the anterior capsule only (in a sub-muscular argumentation) and then place a drain in the space for a few days. You cannot feel the remnants of the capsule when it is handled in this manner.
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What happens to the breast implant pocket after removal
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What happens to the breast implant pocket after removal
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Debatable
Breast implant capsules vary. Plastic surgeon opinions vary as well regarding them. When capsules are left in place they can at times cause breast distortion or persistent fluid collections requiring more surgery. I take them out at least partially during implant removal surgery - particularly implant removals without replacement.
Best Regards.
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The Capsule After Explantation
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What happens to the Breast Implant Capule after Implant Removal?
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Removal of the capsule is not necessary part of implant removal.
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The implant pockets will most likely be gone with time
Breast implant pockets are reaction to a foreign body (your breast implant). Once the implant is removed, the pocket is usually resorbed and remodeled over time by your body. If there is a large pocket present and it is not closed at the time of surgery or a drain is not placed, there is a chance that a fluid collection will develop. This will either need to be drained or may resorb over time if it is small.
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Capsule and removal of breast implants
Once the implants are remove the capsule will scar down and essentially before part of your body. You will not be able to feel the capsule.
You will likely need drain placement after the implants are remove to make sure no fluid builds up in the pocket so that the two layers can stick down to each other and heal.
Good luck.
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What happens to the breast pocket after implants are removed?
HI littleagain,
These are great questions.
In general, if you are having the implants removed and you have enough extra tissue left behind (ie, skin, breast and fat - nothing personal, of course) it may be advisable to have the capsule removed. It may heal up well on its own but sometimes a smooth-walled pocket remains and it can continuously fill with fluid. Removing at least part of the pocket (an anterior capsulectomy) will help the remaining tissue scar down and...
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