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Will There Be a Pocket After Breast Implant Removal?

asked 1 year ago by 2955anon in CA
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 79 times
Tags: cavity, pocket

I want to have my implants removed, they are under the muscle, will there be a pocket?

3 answers to Will There Be a Pocket After Breast Implant Removal?

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Breast implant pocket

Once the implants are removed, the breast pocket usually contracts and in some instances completely disappears.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant pocket after removal (explantation)

There will absolutely be a pocket after breast implant removal.. Most  surgeons will leave this to close whle some may suture it closed while others will place a drain to help it decrease in size. It may take 6-9 months ot dissipate.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Eliminating the Pocket

The pocket is eliminated by removal of the "rhine" (capsule).  The muscle is stitched back in place.  This eliminates the pocket. Dr. ES
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

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