I'm 65 and have 800cc implants. Filled to 1500cc and have a lot of extra skin, is it ok if I go to 2500cc implants? (photos)

There was some interest in polypropylene or string implants at one time as the continued expansion allowed some patients to achieve massive volumes. They are not currently approved by the FDA and therefore not available in this country. 

Exchanging your implants with a new incision in the breast crease should be a fairly simple recovery. It depends a bit on how much of a size change you are making and therefore how much pocket revision needs to be done. 

At 18 days, there is still going to be swelling of the soft tissues. I would not make any final assessments regarding your ultimate position for at least 2-3 months. Based on your photos, I am slightly concerned regarding NAC position but this should improve to some degree as your implants...

If you simply undergo explant and capsulectomy, your breast will appear empty and your skin envelope will be hanging.  Many women who undergo explant alone are dissatisfied with the result and require a lift.  The technique I recommend is explantation using The Bellesoma Method.  The implants ar...

Hello! Thank you for your question! It is a matter of surgeon preference as well as what is seen during your procedure that will determine whether or not a complete capsulectomy is performed. I have always favored a complete capsulectomy vía en bloc method.  Although a more complex and ski...

It sounds like you might have treated yourself to a "closed capsulotomy".  Surgeons used to commonly do this in the office by squeezing the implant firmly to try to break the capsule/scar tissue.  You should see your plastic surgeon to make sure everything is ok, sometimes trauma can cause b...