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About Implant Removal and Pectoralis Major Appearance and Function

asked 1 year ago by JustACurious1 in South Jordan, UT
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 355 times
Tags: chest, muscle

Doctors continually disagree on this topic, can you help me sort this out? If I have my 10 year old implants removed, will my pec muscle continue to deform the appearance of my breasts when flexed? Will there continue to be so much movement pulling my breasts appart? I find that when I workout my pec muscles separate my breasts in an unflattering scrunched way. I just want the implants out, but I don't want to see them continue to separate and crease sideways when I lift anything.

8 answers to About Implant Removal and Pectoralis Major Appearance and Function

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“Distortion” of Breasts after Implant Removal?

After breast implant removal most patients report significantly less “distortion” of the breasts with pectoralis muscle function. However, there are some patients who continue to have distortion of the breasts with muscle movement, even after the breast implants are removed. This difference in experience may explain why you hear different things from different doctors. Most plastic surgeons will inform you that there can be no can be no guarantees... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Removing breast implants

It's hard to say without actually seeing you.  However, you'll probably notice many changes in the appearance of your breasts after removal and the pec muscle may also be affected by the surgery.
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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VIDEO: Breast deformity with muscle contraction

In general, once the implants are removed and several months have passed, you should see less deformation of the breast tissue with implant removal. see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Chest Muscles after Implant Removal

Generally, the pec muscles can influence the movement of the implants is because they are directly beneath the muscles. After removal the pec sticks back down to the chest and can not influence any unusual movements. Dr ES
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Removing subpectoral breast implants

In general, regardless of how long they've been in, breast implants that were properly sized and positioned under the pectoralis muscle will not stretch or distort the breast and when removed should leave the breast looking and acting the way it would have looked had the implants not been there. The distortion caused by flexing the pectoralis muscle is largely because the muscle is stretching over the implant. If the implant is not there, there is little tendency to distort on... more
Scott L. Replogle, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Pec muscle movement

If your implants were under the muscle, the muscle is comonly detached inferiorly and a bit medially.  Removing the implants may improve the deforming motion but it may not. It is very difficult to impossible to resecure the muscle to the chest wall successfully.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Tired of having Pec muscles separate Augmented Breasts in an unflattering scrunched way

Regarding:  "About Implant Removal and Pectoralis Major Appearance and Function Doctors continually disagree on this topic, can you help me sort this out? If I have my 10 year old implants removed, will my pec muscle continue to deform the appearance of my breasts when flexed? Will there continue to be so much movement pulling my breasts appart? I find that when I workout my pec muscles separate my breasts in an unflattering scrunched way. I just want the implants out, but I... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Breast deformity after augmentation.

If the implants are removed after having been in the sub-muscular position for 10 years the surgeon needs to do a periprosthetic capsulectomy so that the muscle will scar back to the chest wall and the deforming motion that you now get goes away. You need to see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who is willing to do this procedure rather than just implant removal.
Walter D. Gracia, MD

Arlington Plastic Surgeon

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