Wanting Implant Removal: Can I Get a Lift to Improve Breast Appearance?

I don't want to deal with implants anymore

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Implant removal and breast lift

Breast implant removal and breast lift can be combined easily (in most patients). How aesthetically pleasing the appearance of the breasts would be afterwards will depend on how much breast tissue you have left after removing the implant and of course how you expect your breasts to look. In people with very little breast tissue an uplift alone may not be enough to give a nice appearance.

Anindya Lahiri, MBBS

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Implant removal and breast lift

Breast lift following removal of no longer wanted and/or needed breast implants is a high satisfaction procedure in patients with realistic expectations. Sometimes the lift can be done at the same time as the implant removal if the conditions are idea. Many times it's safer to remove the implants, let the breasts heal and then do a lift a few months later. Also, fat transfer to the breast may be reasonable approach after the breasts have healed. I just returned... more

Combination Breast Implant Removal and Breast Lift

Breast Implant removal (explantation) can be followed by a Breast Lift (Mastopexy) either at the same procedure or as a delayed procedure. When removing under the breast / over the muscle AND lifting the deflated breasts at the same time, there is a higher likelihood of loss of the nipple complex. This is even more likely if done in a smoker. Discuss all your options with your plastic surgeon. Peter A Aldea, MD

Implant removal

You can certainly have your implants removed, and have a breast lift to tighten your breast tissue. However, you will be smaller.

Breast Implant Removal and Breast Lifting?

Thank you for the question. If breast lifting is indicated after your breast implants are removed, it can usually be done at the same time. Obviously, what your breasts look like after breast implant removal will likely determine your plastic surgeons course of action. Generally speaking what breasts 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),... more