I am one of many girls who are looking for the answer on this question. After implant removal (which we had only for a month or 2) - nearly all of us were left with muscular deformity. Now the question is: the muscles which were dissected or cut (pectoral) can be reattached itself to the place where it was before or not? or doctor can re-attach muscle while explant?
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September 13, 2010
Answer: Muscle distortion should not be a problem after breast implant removal.
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...
Your old polyurethane breast implants should be removed. Any twenty year old implants have a high liklihood of having rupture, and therefore should be removed and possibly replaced. Since the polyurethane coating has been reported to be incorporated into the surrounding breast capsule, removal...
