What Is the success rate in reattaching the muscles after explanting? (Photo)

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BA done in 1997, saline, under the muscles, went from 36B to 36C. Explant Sept 2015. Deformity when flexing occurred since day one. In Feb 2016 100ccs fat transfer to breasts to help with scar adhesions. Unsuccessful. The capsules were left in after explant. I understood from my pre-op that the incision would be made under the breast fold but on the day of surgery the doctor changed her mind and went through my areola again. Should I have a scar revision on the areola?

Samir Shureih, MD · Answer

You seem to have an animation deformity, which probably you had before the explant of the breast implant, and continue to have because the initial surgery detached part of the muscle off the chest wall and got re-attached to the breast tissue at the level of the areola. The explant should have concentrated on repairing the animation deformity and a capsulectomy done and re-attach the muscle to the chest waal and free the muscle from the attachment to the breast tissue.As for the success of re-attaching the muscle back to the chest wall , it is very successful , but of course it depends on the experience of the surgeon.

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