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What Are the Chances of Getting Capsular Contracture Again?

I have had my implants in for a little under 3 years. I have saline and got them done through my belly button. I have capsular contracture in my left implant. I went back to my plastic surgeon 6 months after surgery with my concern. He told me it was a mild case and there was nothing I could do. He said I could still get it again in a future operation. Is it harder to get capsular contracture with a different type of surgery? And what is my chance/percentage of getting it again?

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Capsular contracture recurrence - consider Strattice

Agree with the other plastic surgeons. If the capsular contracture bothers you it needs to be treated. The approach would be either areolar or inframammary and recurrence rate even with a site change (ie subglandular to submuscular) is significant. The use of acellular dermal matrix like Strattice or Alloderm along with complete capsulectomy seems to really reduce the recurrence rate of capsular contracture. I have almost 3 year data on Strattice for capsular contracture (20 plus cases)... more

Capsular contracture

Dealing with a capsular contracture now will require a different approach most likely from in inframammary approach.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Repeat capsular contracture

You will need a crease incision now to deal with the capsular contracture because the scar tissue can't be released and removed through the belly button and a new implant placed. Your new risk for a repeat CC statistically is 20-25%.

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Capsular Contracture Does Have Fairly High Recurrence Rate

There is a fairly high rate of recurrence after attempts to correct capsular contracture surgically. The rate is especially high if the implant is placed back in the same area. There seems to be improved results when the new implant is placed into a "virgin area".

The chance of getting a capsular contracture with a breast implant revision is probably between 5 and 15 percent.

Capsular contracture in the primary patient that is significant enough to warrant consideration for treatment is about 5%. It sounds like that is the situation for your left breast. Surgery cannot guarantee that a contracture would not form again. As a matter of fact, it probably increases the risk relative to the first time breast augmentation patient. Furthermore, the operation to fix the contracture would not be able to be done through the umbilical incision. more

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Breast Implant Revision: Q&A

What Are the Chances of Getting Capsular Contracture Again?