my implants are 27 years old. I know the left side is ruptured. I do not have the money to do anything. I had a consultation about 4 years ago and that alone was $100.I am now on SS but have enrolled in Obama care. I do not want to be deformed by removing one side and can not get mamograms because I think a mamogram caused the rupture. Am I in danger? How do you find out if insurance will pay to remove them?
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Answer: Removing ruptured implants is safer than keeping them in
Removal of breast implants, intact or ruptured, may have positive implications if patients are symptomatic. A constellation of symptoms associated with breast implant illness, and autoimmune disease are considered when treating patients who have breast implants and are concerned about foreign...
A combined mastopexy augmentation brings together two procedures with opposing goals. The mastopexy aims to decrease the skin envelope, while the augmentation aims to increase the skin envelope. The result is often stretching of the skin, widening of incisions and enlargement nipple areolar...
Unfortunately, there is no definitive time table post explantation in which a patient is guaranteed to feel better. Nor is there a definitive procedure. The surgeon tries to remove the implant and the entire capsule which is easy if the capsule is well formed. But is the capsule is a grade 1 c...
