Can Cc's on Breast Implant Be Reduced After Surgery? My Surgery Was 2 Months Ago.

I have 425 saline mentor mod profile implant filled to 450 on right and 490 on left. My left on is pretty firm, bigger and lower then the right. It really bugs me. I dont even like to look at my breast anymore. Theres a big difference even with my clothes on. My left breast is round and sticks out more. My doctor says they look okay but every one that has seen my breast ask why im much bigger on one side. Can i have another sugery to remove ccs or do i need a new implant?

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by black0gurl0cutie in oklahoma city

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Decrease in saline implant volume with re-operation? Yes, but only a bit.

Your surgeon used identical saline implants filled to different volumes, likely because of a perceived pre-operative difference in breast sizes, or perhaps during surgery if one side looked different from the other with similar fill volumes. Whatever the reason, most surgeons know that if a woman's breasts have similar size pre-operatively (nobody is exactly symmetrical), then identical implants should preserve, and actually improve, symmetry. "On-the-fly" decisions tend to... more

Overfilled implant

If the larger one was overfilled, it certainly can be deflated a bit, but remember going back in, may cause the implant to be damaged during surgery. Good luck.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Removing Saline from Breast Implant?

Thank you for the question. You will find that different plastic surgeons will feel differently about deflating a saline breast implant to some degree. Some plastic surgeons feel strongly that manipulation of the breast implant valve may cause injury to the valve and a greater likelihood of leakage of the breast implant. Some surgeons, on the other hand, would feel comfortable removing some saline (while staying above the breast implant manufacturer recommendation fill volume)... more