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Complications from Explanting?

asked 1 year ago by Lynnehayes in Australia
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 251 times
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Hi and thank you for any answers in advance, My original implants were put in over 11 years ago 330cc Saline Teardrop implants Unders, replaced April this year with 700cc Silicone implants Unders, i then contracted double bubble in both breasts so in August mt PS removed the implants and put them over the muscle, do you think i will have complications with explanting??? I am unhappy with the feeling of the overs and the size. thanks

8 answers to Complications from Explanting?

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Complications after Breast Implant Removal?

Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing exactly what your breasts will look like after explantation ( even with direct examination). 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), the size of the implants used (the larger the implant the more trouble you may have with redundant skin), and the amount of breast tissue present at... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Removing breast implants

It's hard to say exactly without seeing you, but all breasts heal differently after explantation. 
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant removal appearance

These are relatively large implants. It is my impression that removal will leave you with loose redundant and ptotic breast tissue which may give you the appearance of atophic breasts or mammary involution.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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The bigger the implants the more likely you are to have problems.

The solution to putting in implants that are too large is to remove the very large implants and put in appropriate size implants. Without picture to see the problems and without an examination it is difficult to tell what is best but going from a 330cc implant to 700cc's is unusual.
Walter D. Gracia, MD

Arlington Plastic Surgeon
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Explanting and Re-implanting Implants

If you follow your post surgical instructions then your complication rate should be low.  If you are unhappy with the "overs"  then there is a technique called a "dual-plane" ( implant under muscle and breast) pocket that helps combat the double bubble look.  Pictures of your journey would be helpful. Dr. ES
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant problems

The replacement implants were over twice as big in volume than the originals and were almost certainly too large for the space intended which aggravated the double-bubble deformity. The best correction would have been to scale down the size (width) of the implant and adjust the pectoralis muscle rather than putting the implant above the muscle.  Implants above the muscle look larger even if the volume was the same as an implant under the muscle. This is also why implants stuffed... more
Scott L. Replogle, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon
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Implant problems

The larger base diameter of the implants probably facilitated the problems that you were having with the larger implants.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants

Your problem started when you agreed or requested a change in the size of the implant from 330 to 700 cc This seems to have been done without consideration to the breast measurements and chest measurements.That was the first recipe to a sliping slope of breast implant complications. now you have implant with double bubble which means the implants are displaced inferiorly, and most probably the implants with that size are displaced lateraly and may be medially.These are very... more
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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