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Breast Reconstruction and May Want Revisions, What Are my Options?

asked 4 months ago by annkat in Vero Beach, FL
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: 5 years post-op, revision

I had breast reconstruction about five and half years ago. I am debating about having it redone to correct some problems. My skin is so thin over the implants that you can see and feel some markings on the implants. They are saline implants and have some rippling. What I am most unhappy about is the placement of the right implant. There is too much space between the implants. I never followed up with nipple reconstruction because of the implant placement.

2 answers to Breast Reconstruction and May Want Revisions, What Are my Options?

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Breast reconstruction

Thin skin can be dealt with by adding alloderm/strattice or fat grafts. As for the space between the implants that is often limited by your anatomy. Certainly it may be able to be adjusted depending upon your exam and the shape of the implant used.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Saline Implant Breast Reconstruction Revisions

Breast Reconstruction is a complicated topic and you deserve a better answer than any of us can give you based on your question. A lot more information is required as well as a physical examination. If your Plastic surgeon did a good job I would return to him with your concerns. A change to silicone gel filled implants and applying a biological sheet such as Strattice over the implants could reduce the rippling and correct the right implant position. Good Luck... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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