Breast Removal With Deflation and Then Removal, or Just Removal?

Hi, I have been reading all the blogs and I am confused. I got an augmentation 8 yrs ago and I hate them. Over time they have gotton bigger and some times painful. I am defiantly going to remove them this summer. Some people have said, they had them deflated in the office then removed 2 months later. Is this the correct thing to do? does it save the breast tissue by doing it this way?

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Breast Removal With Deflation and Then Removal, or Just Removal?

Thank you for your question. Deflating them will increase your risk of infection. Just have them removed at the same time as deflating. You do not want to carry a deflated implant? See a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for this. I hope this helps.

Removal with Deflation

I would just take the implants out rather than deflate and wait. If you have made the decision that you want them removed then do it. You will not save breast tissue by deflating them first. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Deflating Implants Prior To Removal

It's not necessary to deflate your implants prior to removing them. A very small benefit could be that it can give you a view of what your breasts could potentially look like, but if they are deflated, you would need to remove them either way so the benefit is questionable. Everyone's tissue responds differently in regards to expansion and retraction of skin. If you are left with breast ptosis (droopy breasts), then a mastopexy (lift) may be something to consider. Best of... more

Implant removal

Most patients will hae their implants removed and not have them deflated first. I suppose it makes sense that they could be deflated first if you are going to do a lift.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Concerns about Removal of Breast Implants?

Thank you for the question. Most patients who have their breast implants removed, have them removed in one stage. Rarely, a patient will request initial deflation to be followed by removal of breast implants and/or any additional surgery that may be necessary during this “2nd stage”. The rationale behind initial deflation is that the patient and her plastic surgeon will be able to evaluate her breasts without the breast implants' volume, thereby determining whether... more

Remove Implants in One Stage

If you really do not want your implants, just have them removed. There is no need for you to deflate them first. Implant removal is safe. The skin may have stretched out, but there will be some shrinking of the skin for at least 6-12 months. The need for a breast lift can be decided then.

Breast Removal With Deflation and Then Removal, or Just Removal

The primary benefit for elective deflation occurs in the patient with one spontaneous deflation who needs time to decide or schedule the next step, be in removal alone, replacement with silicone, size change, and/or lift. It can also be temporizing in a patient who wants to see how small she will be without implants which may have been inserted years before. The third possible advantage is to see how much breast skin shrinkage may occur in helping to decide whether a... more