Safest Way to Remove Saline Breast Implants

asked 3 years ago by debra dawson
Latest answer by Samir Shureih, MD
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Tags: saline implants, removal

What is safest way to remove saline breast implants? Can it be done with sedation? Approximately how much would it cost?

6 answers to Safest Way to Remove Saline Breast Implants

There is more than one safe way

There are multiple safe anesthetic options for removal of breast implants. The key is that it should be treated as any other operation: A Board Certified Plastic surgeon should perform the procedure It should be done in an accredited facility (Hospital OR, Ambulatory surgery center, or office-based surgicenter that is properly certified) A properly trained anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist with up-to-date certification and credentials should administer the anesthetic, be it conscious... more

Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

No Pain if No Gain

Unlike a primary Breast Augmentation where there is a modicum of pain because of the more-extensive surgical dissection required to create the pockets for the implants (pain with "gain"), implant removal is a much less-traumatic procedure which typically is almost painless by comparison. Saline breast implants can safely be removed with sedation and local anesthesia. If the implants are sub-glandular, there is likely to be little or no pain, as compared to sub-muscular, where... more

Athleo Louis Cambre, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Removing saline implants is very simple

Saline implants can be safely removed under local anesthesia if you are a calm type of person. The incision you have (if it is around the areola or in the crease under the breast) is numbed and opened, the implant is either removed intact or is deflated and then removed and the incision is closed. Sedation can also be administered by a physician anesthesiologist or if you are extremely anxious, a safe, brief general anesthetic can be performed. Costs are dependent on your doctor and their... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Implant removal

Breast implants can be removed under local with sedation. However the capsule need to be removed and that is the complex part of the surgery. If the capsule is not removed fluid can accumulate in the capsule. I've seen this happen, or the capsule scored or cauterized to allow it to stick together. If you are not removing the capsule then the saline implant can be removed under local anesthesia alone. I recommend removing the capsule to avoid future problems.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Removing breast implants

Breast implants can be removed under sedation. I prefer to remove them thought the same incision that was used to place them under most circumstances. I will have to say that if there is a problem like a hematoma or capsule going through a transaxillary approach is probably not acceptable.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants can be removed with sedation.

Hi. 1) It is very easy to remove saline breast implants, and it cancertainly be done under sedation. 2) It is important to remove or curette the capsule (the lining) around the implants. It is also very important to put a suction drain in for one week to prevent fluid collections (seromas). 3) Costs vary too wildly for me to be able to give you a useful estimate. Costs are higher in Manhattan than in the rest of the country.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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