Breast Caved in After Removal? What Next? Can Time Fix This? Lift? (photo)

Thank you for your question.

Implants obviously contribute to the volume of your breasts.  When they are removed patients still have a similar skin envelope but with less volume.  This can create exactly the appearance you are struggling with.  

 

Time will improve things somewhat.  It is hard to know exactly how much.  Other possible treatments include mastopexy (removing some of the skin to change the skin envelope) or fat transfer (adding some of your own fat removed from part of your body to replace some of the volume once occupied by implant).

 

In our San Francisco practice we use both techniques to improve breast appearance after implant removal.

 

I hope this helps!

Good day! It is not clear how far you are along with your recovery and it is difficult to assess without an in person examination, but generally after explantation, the shape and size of the breast will be unpredictable. It is too soon to see final results because swelling and bruising may persist plus your skin and muscles will need time to adjust as well. The results varies between patients depending on their age, duration and size of the implant, or previous state of their breasts like existing anatomy, deformity, previous surgeries, underlying personal and family medical conditions, nicotine use, pregnancy and other factors. Do not hesitate to contact your surgeon about this and discuss any other additional aftercare you need for best results. Best of luck! #RealSelf100

I dont think this will improve significantly with the passage of time. You need some sort of lift and volume enhancement.

Thank you for your question and for the photo. It would help the surgeons commenting on this problem if we knew how long ago the implants were removed, and what size they were.

From the photo, it appears they were large implants, recently removed. In that setting I would expect some contour improvement, but I expect not enough to resolve the problem, At a minimum, a breast lift will be suggested. Fat grafting to restore some of the lost volume may also be appropriate. Allow at least three months for post op changes before making any decisions.

Best wishes.

Hello,

Thank you for the question and photo.  If you are early after your implant removal then additional improvement may be seen as healing progresses.  Once the healing process has completed and you do not see any additional changes in your breasts you may want to consider fat grafting to add volume to the breasts if you are wishing to avoid the use of an implant.  I do not think you will nee a breast lift procedure.

All the best,

Dr Remus Repta