Will my Breasts Sag After Implant Removal?

asked 1 year ago by 1227lei in US
Latest answer by Fredrick A. Valauri, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, female, 110-129 lbs, 5 ft 8 in to 6 ft 0 in, sagging, silicone implant, under muscle, 200-249cc, Asian, D cup

Some basic stats about me: 25, Asian, slender, 5ft8 58kg, silicon implant 230cc for 1&half years. Now looking to have them removed. Pre op I was 32B (or A), post op I'm 32D. Implant was done under muscle. So far they look natural and no complications. Doctors I need your expertise on what should I expect realistically? I want my natural figure bk regardless how small the breasts are. It's just not me having them in. But I don't want a lift. Don't want any more surgery...

10 answers to Will my Breasts Sag After Implant Removal?

Breasts can regain normal shape after implant removal.

When I was in training we were taught that removing implants required an immediate breast lift for a pretty result. Early in my practice, I had a patient who wanted no additional surgery only implant removal. I was very concerned that her breasts would be very unattractive but she was more concerned about recovering as quickly as possible than about appearances. I removed the implants and was amazed to see that within weeks her breasts regained a nice shape. Not all patients are... more

Elizabeth Lee, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Breast Shape after Breast Implant Removal

It seems that you have though about having your breasts implants removed for a while and feel that although you are satisfied with the appearance, that your reason for having them removed is that they feel hard. While it is true that the skin can contract significantly, removal of the breast implants may result in a sagging breast in some cases depending primarily upon the elasticity of the breast skin envelope. While it not possible to fully predict the outcome, a... more

Fredrick A. Valauri, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

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Breast implant removal

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 breast augmentation procedure, such as... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Removing breast implants

It's hard to say without actually seeing you, but you may be able to get away without need a lift. It all depends on how much your tissues have stretched with the implants.

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Most likely will not need lift

Without pictures, it is hard to know for sure, but if your nipples are well positioned near the center of your breast mound, you probably will not need a lift. Good luck.

Vishnu Rumalla, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

AMount of sag with breast implant removal (explantation)

Given the relatively modest size of the implants and the relatively short time they have been in, I believe you will experience minor loss of upper fullness but shoul dnot need a lift.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants

Breast implants can have some effect on the breast. breast tissue atrophy, skin streatch, scarring. You need to have an examination to be able to predict what are the changes you may expect. NO QURANTEES NO WARRANTEES. ALSO REMEMBER YOU HAVE AGED 11/2 YEARS SINCE THE IMPLANTS WERE PUT IN. HAVE MULTIPLE CONSULTS BEFORE PROCEEDING. DISCUSS REMOVAL OF THE CAPSULE, RISKS, APPEARNCE OF THE BREAST, SIZE, AND REVISIONAL SURGERIES AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal myths

With simple breast implant removal, you can be fairly assured that your breasts will return to the size and appearance they would have had 1 1/2 years later if the implants hadn't been there aside from the scar to put them in. Assuming the breasts were not distorted by the procedure to put the implants in they should have had no effect on the size and shape of the breast. They act like a pillow. It amazes me that experience plastic surgeons believe certain myths about... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift not required after implant removals

With your description, it is very possible that you will have your original figure back after the implants are removed. This is based on the fact that you are young and still can count on adequate elastin in your skin. You also did not have huge implants over a long period of years for gravity to pull on. There are several non-surgical options available to assist in your recovery after the implant removal that can help firm the loose skin.

Randy Wong, MD
Honolulu Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal

It is difficult to say what the final shape of the breasts will be after implant removal. They may look ok and they may not. But, you can always have a lift at a later time.