Silicone Implants Removed After 26 Years ~ Results to Expect?

asked 1 year ago by Sanbea in England
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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What results can I expect?

11 answers to Silicone Implants Removed After 26 Years ~ Results to Expect?

Long term effect of implants on the breast tissues

After 26 years of having the implant there could be mild, moderate or significant sagging of the breast tissues and skin. The long term effects depends greatly on the quality and elasticity of your tissues and the size of implants and how the implants were cared for... There could also be thinning of the tissues and distortion of underlying ribs. You may require both breast lift as well as removal and replacement of the implant. A second option would be to do remove the implan more

Ali Sajjadian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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Breast implant removal

What your breasts will 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 this time (which may have changed since the time of your breast augmentation).  Life experience since your breast augmentation procedure, such... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Removing breast implants after 26 years

The resutls of implant removal after 26 years depend on your age, implant size, location (under/over), your volume of breast tissue, amount of tissue to be removed, etc. Generally you will see loss of upper breast fullness.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Removing old implants

In my experience, many patients that have had implants for the length of time you have had them are frequently disappointed after the removal of their implant. I'd recommend you talk very carefully with your surgeon about his or her opinion regarding implant replacement or breast lift or both.

Deason Dunagan, MD
Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

Breasts After Silicone Removal @ 25 Years

The appearance of your breasts following the removal of old silicone implants depends upon several factors. Your weight today versus when the implants were placed. If you have gained 30 of 40 pounds you may look OK but with some added sagging. The next question is the capsule around the implants. Is the capsule calcified and firm? If so then expect a more extensive surgical procedure to remove the calcium and capsular scar tissue. Is there evidence the implants are broke? They usually... more

James Apesos, MD
Dayton Plastic Surgeon

Removing old implants

Without an exam and even with an exam it is diffiucl to predict what the breast would like like after removing implants. Usually the beast tissue that you may have had before having implants would have thinned out a bit.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

The resulting breast after implant removal

In the short term, a properly fitted breast implant should have no effect on the breast or its tissues. In my opinion, breast change and age the same way regardless of the presence of the implant or its type. There are exceptions if the implant was not sized properly or in some way distorted the breast as part of the procedure to put it in. So generally within a short period of a few years the breast can be expected to look like it did before the implant was put in. The implant... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

Silicone implant removal

Well it depends on the size of your implants. But your skin and breast have stretched mildly or significantly. In addition, there is 26 years of sagging. Thus, more than likely, you will need a breast lift after implant removal. You may also benefit from breast lift with implant exchange.

Siamak Agha, MD, PhD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Removal of breast implants may look fine after 26 years

Your skin has stretched, your breast volume has changed, and your breasts have a greater percentage of fat than they did 26 years ago. So, the appearance of your breasts after implant removal will depend upon all of the preceding changes, the size of the implants, and how well your skin's ability to retract after the weight of the implants are removed. They may or may not look acceptable to you. A breast lift may be needed or you may be happy. I would have you... more

Randy J. Buckspan, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant removal

Breast implant removal after 25 years, Your breast hs aged by 25 years, you have lost some skin elasticity, breast tissue has changed, also the implant has stretched your skin, compressed the breast tissue and have breast tissue atrophy, Hormonal changes. So it is very difficult to predict what shape your breast will be after explantation, but be prepared for the worst. Cosult a plastic surgeon and he/she will give an idea after examination.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Breast Appearance after removing 26 year old breast Implants

Regarding: "Silicone implants removed after 26 years ~ Results to Expect? What results can I expect? " Breast Implants are not a Cosmetic Surgery varsion of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Unlike Dorian, your breasts do not stay looking the same or get younger. Instead, they probably aged considerably over the past 26 years. They lost breast substance, generated more skin and probably sagged some. As a result, they will not look anything close to the way they did 26 years... more