Is This Lateral Placement of Silicon Implants? (photo)

asked 6 months ago by JohnnyV in Rochester, MN
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: placement, shifting

My plastic surgeon has said he is going to do a revision as my implant has been off to the side since day 3 post op. It moves more to the side with some movements and I have a burning pain at times as well . 350cc Silicon, w/ mastopexy and full tummy tuck on 9/28/2011. 2/14/12 is my revision should I have to wait this long, I hurt and he knows and just says,"its going to hurt". He doesn't spend much time answering questions or asking what I want them to look like either. Is this lateral placement?

7 answers to Is This Lateral Placement of Silicon Implants? (photo)

Lateral Breast Implant Malposition?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Yes, it appears that your breast implant has displaced laterally and inferiorly; this can be corrected using a internal suture repair technique (capsulorraphy). Your surgeon may be waiting to allow for thickening of the breast implant capsule to occur ( a thicker breast implant capsule may “hold” suture better thereby decreasing chances of breast implant malposition recurrence). Best wishes. more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Breast implants outside the breast boundaries

The photos illustrate that the breast implant is outside of the boundaries of the breast. This problem should be corrected before the displacement of the implant causes a permanent capsule to form to the side of the normal breast shape. It will be much more difficult to correct this issue once this happens. Revision will require a capsulorraphy (closure of the space where the capsule has formed), possibly with the use of additional support material like Alloderm... more

Mario Diana, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.newdayplasticsurgery.com

Still waitng for breast implant revision

It is clear from your photos that the implant is out to the side of and under the breast, not a very pretty picture. The malpostion may not cause pain, though it is clear that the surgery has gone awry. Seems odd to us what the delay is about, and most of us would not want to see our patient languishing out there waiting for help. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Revision after augmentation-mastopexy

The simple answer to your question is that your silicone gel-filled breast implant was not placed properly behind the breast and/or did not heal in the proper position and is laterally displaced. It is much more difficult to know if this is what is causing your pain problems and whether correcting the implant position will solve the pain issues. It's also difficult to know when the tissues are healed, recovered, and stable enough to allow for a correction of the pocket around the implant... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

Implants and Breast Lifts at the Same Procedure

Many plastic surgeons refuse to do a breast lift and a breast augmentation at the same surgery because it is moredifficult to get a precise match up of the breast gland and the implant than when they are done at separate stages. There is about a 20% rate of reoperation when the two are combined because of biologic unpredictability, not surgeon's technical error. I do breast lifts and implants at the same time, because that saves 80% of people from having a two... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Malposition

Thanks for including the photos, they are very helpful. Your breast implant has moved outside of the natural boundaries of the breast. This creates a visual deformity and often a pain as you mentioned. It requires surgical revision. It is unfortunate that surgery is not always perfect but revisions are sometimes required. The surgery requires tightening of the scar tissue around your implant and I think your doctor is waiting until it matures and gets strong enough to hold sutures so they... more