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How Soon Can Implants Be Exchanged After Breast Reconstruction?

asked 1 year ago by Catchturn in Texas
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: smaller

I have just undergone a prophylactic mastectomy for breast cancer prevention. Two weeks ago, my tissue expansders were exchanged for 410 MF 335s. I am 5'2" and 115 lbs. I asked my plastic surgeon for no more than a full A. These implants seem to be more like a very full B or C. He has encouraged me to wait 6-8 weeks before making the decision to have them exchanged, but I am 100% sure that these are too big. Can 335s be an A in a reconstruction patient? How soon can they safely be exchanged?

1 answer to How Soon Can Implants Be Exchanged After Breast Reconstruction?

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Implant exchange

You may very well wan tto go smaller, but I agree with yoru surgeon to wait a few  months for the swelling to go down.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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