Breast Implant Removal: Q&A
Ask a QuestionDoes the Capsule Have to Be Removed when Removing Breast Implants?
My ps said he does not remove the capsules since they contain tissue when removing implants. Is this harmful? He also said that since I had a lift a few years ago then a revision i can be at risk for losing my nipple if i needed a lift down the road after the removal.....im so sick just thinking about this and do know what to do!
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Reasons for Capsule Removal When Removing Breast Implants
Breast Capsule Removal (Capsulectomy) Guidelines and Explanation
The guidelines I recommend for my patients are pretty straight forward. If the capsule is very thick, calcified or otherwise distorts the breast or is calcified it needs to be removed. The same for any ruptured silicone implants as it gives you the opportunity to remove traces of free silicone.
The purpose of the Capsulectomy is to Remove Abnormal Internal Scar Tissue. Without doing so it will remain. A Complete...
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? Capsulectomy
Your plastic surgeon raise valid points. It would be hard for us in this forum to answer your questions without proper examination of the breast. What grade of capsular contracture you have, how thin is your breast tissue, what type of lift you need and what size implants. Also, what type of lift you had in the past. All these questions and more need to be answred before an accurate answer to your question is given.
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Capsule removal with implants
I remove capsules if they have formed a capsular contracture. If the patient is having an exchange I will adjust the capsule for the implant.
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Breast Implant Removal and Capsules?
Thank you for the question.
When breast implants, or any other foreign body, is inserted into the human body, the body forms a lining around it. This lining is referred to as the “capsule”. This capsule is normally very thin and soft; however, it can become thick and hardened in a process called encapsulation or capsular contracture.
In the process of breast implant removal, assuming the breast implant capsules are...
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Do you have to remove the capsule if you remove the breast implant.
Thank you for your question.
As you know the capsule is the scar tissue shell that the body creates around the outside of the breast implant. When the breast implant is removed the scar tissue can be left behind or it can be removed.
In my own practice I generally removed the scar tissue only if it is thick or has held a leaking silicone implant. If the capsule is soft I find there is generally no need to remove it. In a woman with a very thin breast leaving the...
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Should your Breast Implant Capsule be Removed With Your Implants....?
To remove or not remove a breast implant capsule is a decision made on an individual case by case basis. Sometimes it needs to be removed, others, it doesn't. If you are removing your implants an not replacing them, and your capsules are soft, they don't need to be removed. If they are firm, I would likely remove them. If your implants feel hard (capsular contracture) and you are planing on replacing them with new implants, the capsule should be removed...
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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