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Typically six months is long enough to wait. It would be safe to have it sooner, but some of the scar tissue that hasn't fully resolved can interfere in the interpretation of the mammogram causing you to have additional screening or other tests.
Thank you for your question. I recommend discussing this with your surgeon. Typically it is safe to have a mammogram 6 months following your procedure. Best of luck. Clayton Crantford, MD
After an explantation and bilateral capsulectomy, it's generally recommended to wait about 6 months before having a routine mammogram. This allows adequate time for the breast tissue to heal and any post-surgical swelling to subside, ensuring a more accurate mammogram. However, individual circumstances can vary, so it's best to consult with your plastic surgeon or primary care physician for recommendations.
Mammogram screenings are an important part of early detection of breast cancer. Continue to perform self breast exams monthly. Your surgeon will best advise you the answer of when it is ok to have a routine mammogram based on how you are healing. Typically patients can undergo this procedure after 6 months.
If you have smooth saline implants and are not ill, then just avoid mold and change out the implants every ten to fifteen years (depending on the manufacturer). Removal under local which leaves the capsule can lead to complications later of seroma, difficulty with cancer detection, and ...
If you are not removing your capsules and your implants were placed through a periareola incision you can use this same incision to have the implants removed. See a board certified plastic surgeon near you for a consultation.
The lift surgery will raise the position of the nipple and take up excess skin. It will not provide the upper pole fullness that is created by an implant. I recommend waiting for the tissues to settle and then speak with your surgeon about your goals for surgery. Together you will decide wh...
