Implant Removal Results Without Lift?

asked 9 months ago by Taylor CA in Southern california
Latest answer by Daniel Del Vecchio, MD
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Tags: final result, without muscle repair

I am 20 years old and in July of 2010, so a year ago, I had breast augmentation. I was at around a 32 B before the surgery and I had 450cc saline implants put in on top of my muscle. I have had many doubts about them since and I am now considering getting them removed with no aditional lift after. I am curious to know what type of results I will get or if there is anything I can do to optimize my results.

9 answers to Implant Removal Results Without Lift?

Simultaneous Implant Exchange With Fat

This is a new Procedure where your natural fat is placed in the subcutaneous tissue to collapse the subjacent pocket created by removal of the implant, with the size of the new breast being similar to that of the implanted breast. See at embedded video. We have developed and have performed this procedure many times with no failures and zero lifts. Best Regards, Daniel Del vecchio, MD bostonbreastcenter.com see video

Daniel Del Vecchio, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

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... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal may require a lift

You may need a lift after your implants are removed, but this can only really be determined once the implants have been removed in the operating room. Therefore, you'll need to discuss with your plastic surgeon the need for an intra-operative decision to perform a lift if it is needed.

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Implant removal

450cc implants over your muscle have likely caused some stretch to your skin. Although it's hard to advise you without photos, I would expect you to need some sort of lift after removing these implants. There are some things your surgeon can do at the time the implants are removed to improve results in many cases. If you are expecting to remove the implants and have a similar appearance to your point just before your original surgery then I think this is unlikely. ... more

Scott E. Newman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Removal - Implant Removal Results Without Lift?

It is difficult to say what you will look like, both in general and certainly without knowing what type of skin you have (ie, how thick), what you looked like before, etc. However, in general, 450 cc is fairly large and if they've been there for over a year it may be somewhat hopeful to think that your skin will just bounce back and look the way it did before, or close enough for a 21 year old. I'm not sure why you chose to have the implants above the muscle but the effect... more

Alan Engler, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Removal of implants without a lift

Your tissue will shrink following removal of your implants so you will not have the extreme droopy breasts we were so afraid of when people were wanting their implants removed in the 1990's. If you're trying to determine if a lift is needed, I would suggest you discuss with your doctor, deflating your implants intentionally 1-2 months prior to your procedure and see how your body responds. If you don't mind how they settle, you could have a simple removal... more

Curtis Wong, MD
Redding Plastic Surgeon

Removal of implants without replacement or lift

Hello, "Over the muscle" implants stretch the tissue quite a bit in general. On the other hand, you are young so your tissue has the potential to "snap back" well. It is difficult to tell how much of each of these tendencies will be in play in your case. This is something to discuss with your surgeon as you decide upon what you would like to do. Best Regards, John Di Saia MD

John P. Di Saia, MD
Orange Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal after subglandular breast augmentation

Saline breast implants stretch the skin envelope in which they reside, especially if they were placed on top of the chest muscle . I have had some young women who opted for saline breast implant removal without additional surgery. Prior to surgery they were both "tight chested" and afterwards they had additional skin but their nipple position was not excessively low. They both agreed that they looked like women who had completed pregnancies, in... more

Lavinia Chong, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Implant Removal Without a Breast Lift

It's difficult to know what you could expect without looking at some photos, but in general when a patient wants her implants removed, there are a few options that you have. You can certainly just remove them and do nothing else, but the likelihood is that the skin and breast tissue will droop-- I would not expect your breasts to look as they did before your procedure. So the other option is to remove the implants and just do a lift, or to remove the implants, replace them... more