Breast Implant Revision: Q&A

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Are the Breasts As Swollen After an Augmentation Revision As They Were the First Time?

Having breast implant redo after 6 months to change style and size. I've heard it's an easier procedure and recovery. Is it? Would I be as swollen and would the implants be as high this time as they were the first time?

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Revision breast augmentation

Without knowing more and what needs to be specifically done makes it difficult to anser your question. Usually a revision is easier and less painful if it is straighforward.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast swelling after Re-do Augmentation

It depends on what is being done. If it is straightforward removal and replacement in the same pocket, the swelling should be less. If there is a change of pocket, or extensive pocket dissection, then there may be swelling like you remember. Best to speak with your board certified plastic surgeon.

Breast revision

Revision breast surgery may be less painful, assuming the implants are under the muscle, because the muscles have already been stretched. The amount of pain to expect does depend on what specifically will be done with the surgery. if it is a simple implant exchange, you should expect very little discomfort.

Are the Breasts As Swollen After an Augmentation Revision

Usually not. The second procedure, unless complicate by significant work on the capsule, can be expected to cause less swelling, less pain, and the high riding that occurs with primary operations is less common. What hurts most is making the pocket, and it is already done. Thanks for your question, best wishes.

Recovery after redo Breast Aug

If there is not a lot of pocket work the recovery ought to be pretty easy. For example, if I just open an old scar and swap out implants there is little new raw areas and therefore your recovery is easy. On the other hand, if there is a capsulectomy, a plane change, or other stuff, it may be some recovery. So it really depends on the circumstances about YOU.

Recovery after Revisionary Breast Augmentation Surgery?

Generally speaking, although dependant on exactly what procedure is performed, breast augmentation revisionary surgery is associated with an easier recovery time. Also, generally speaking there is less time associated with breast implant “settling” and/or swelling. Pain/discomfort tends to be much less of an issue as well. Your plastic surgeon will be able to advise you more precisely, depending on exactly what procedure is planned. Best wishes.

Breast Augmentation Revision

Provided that no substantial dissection is done with regard to the pocket or the capsule, the recovery is much easier than the first surgery. In the simplest of cases, this would involve making the incision, placing the implant, and closing the incision.

Revision of augmentation mammoplasty

Most often, revision of beast augmentation is a simpler operation and more easily tolerated by the patient. There are less dissections involved and the breast tissues are already steched out. If the implants were placed too high or too low, their position could be adjusted. The swelling is less and recovery is usually shorter.

Swelling after breast augmentation revision

As long as the revision does not require significant removal of the scar capsule or change in breast implant pocket (site change), swelling after surgery should be minimal. Implants being "high" after augmentation is related to implant size, style, location of implant pocket and time required for your tissues to relax and the implants to "settle". Your appearance following the revision will depend upon each of these factors, as well as what is done surgically to the scar capsules... more

Breast augmentation

Everything is much easier the second time around. the pocket has already been dissected the muscle and soft tissues stretched and the incisions have healed. if it is a simple exchange it will be much less painful

Breast augmentation revision postop

Since your body has already developed a scar capsule (pocket) around the original breast implant, the exchange should be fairly easy. The only exceptions are when a lot of work has to be done to that scar capsule for shaping changes or when people are changing their implant position to above or below the muscle. That is much more involved when the pocket is manipulated and that can result in more pain and more swelling. If it is a simple exchange, then pain and swelling is... more

This depends on what procedures you're having done

If you're going to a larger implant, the surgeon will probably have to enlarge the pocket by removing the scar tissue capsule around the implant. This is usually not very painful. If you are having a revision that requires placing an acellular dermal matrix (ADM) graft form a sling on the underside of the breast to keep it in a better position and decrease the chance of sagging, then you will be sore where the graft is sutured in place. Neither procedure should be as painful as the first,... more

Swelling after breast augmentation

The amount of swelling will depend on what has to be performed. In most cases, the final breast shape will be realized much sooner after a revisionary surgery, compared to the initial breast augmentation.

Dennis Dass, MD

9 reviews

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.dassmd.com

Breast Augmentation Revision

Whether a breast augmentation revision is any easier than the original procedure depends on what has to be done. If only the implant needs to be exchanged, the recovery is very fast. If a significant amount of scar tissue needs to be removed and the implant position needs to be adjusted, the recovery is longer. There are, however, several questions that need to be asked. First, why are you having a revision after 6 months? If you had discussed your desires well preoperatively you should not... more