Is Surgery Required to Deflate a Saline Implant?

While it would be best to have the implants removed, they can be deflated in the office very easily.  Just contact your plastic surgeon and let them know what you want and they should be able to deflate your implants as a simple office procedure under local anesthesia.

 

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Yes the implant can be deflated without surgery but needs to be done in a sterile setting preferrentially by a plastic surgeon.

First, please do not try this on your own at home.  You could introduce bacteria into a pocket with a foreign body and have a mess on your hands.  I would recommend having them both removed. If given the choice it is usually better to remove a foreign body that is not of benefit to you.  It is usually a straight forward procedure, but should still be done in a clean environment by your plastic surgeon.

This is one advantage of saline implants. It can be deflated in the office with one needle stick and the saline removed. I usually partially deflate them and allow for a slower natural deflation over the next few weeks. This way your breast and skin begin to tighten up without any skin distortion from scarring. You can leave the shells in there. In very thin women this might show through the skin. I remove them under local anesthesia through a 1" incision in the breast crease. See a plastic surgeon who is willing to do this simple procedure for you.

Yes, you can have the other one deflated-it takes a few minutes and we typically gine the patient an antibiotic-please make sure you have this done in a medical and sterile setting.