What Does a Capsulectomy Involve?

Hi! I have subglandular breast implants that are both of them capsular contracted. As i have read a capsular contracture is a capsule of skin that sorrounds the implant. These capsules get attached to the breast tissue? A capaulectomy involves removing breast tissue? I plan to breastfeed again in the future.

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What is a Capsulectomy?

The capsule that forms around a breast implant is a natural formation of scar tissue to surround the foreign body from your natural tissue. In most cases the capsule remains soft and so do the breasts. Occasionally a firm capsule will form that will distort the breast. The most probable cause of the hard capsule is a subclinical infection. The capsulectomy involves removal of the scar tissue and the implant. This does not involve removal of the breast tissue and... more

Capsulectomy - How Do You Do It?

Capsulectomies remove scar tissue and rarely, if any, breast tissue, and therefore, this should not affect breast feeding in the future. The body always forms a scar around any foreign body inside of it. If this scar contracts inward towards that foreign body forcing it into a small space, it is known as a capsular contracture. There are basically two types of capsular contractures: thick contractures made up of scar tissue, mostly collagen, or thin... more