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Does Removing the Under the Muscle Deflated Saline Implant Decrease Breast Volume?

asked 3 months ago by Chloe in nc in Raleigh, NC
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 90 times
Tags: saline implants, under muscle, deflation, expectation

My saline implant deflated seven days ago. The breast looks pretty good in terms of size. Will I look significantly flatter when the empty shell is removed? Is the deflated shell adding much mass? Thank you for any info!

2 answers to Does Removing the Under the Muscle Deflated Saline Implant Decrease Breast Volume?

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Deflated saline implant

If your implant has completely deflated then the voluem of breast you see is what you have had sitting over the implant. Removing the shell shoudl not change the size significantly at this point
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implant Deflation and Breast Volume?

Thank you for the question. Assuming that your breast implant has COMPLETELY deflated, than what you see when you look at your breast is probably very close to what you will see after the breast implant is removed. In other words, if the breast implant has completely deflated the “deflated shell” is not adding much mass. Unfortunately, often there is no way to know for sure (besides using ultrasound…) how much saline remains in a partially... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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