After healing from breast implant removal due to pain can I have implants done again?

Chronic pain secondary to augmentation may have a number of origins including nerve stretch and contracture.

If pain resolved post explant, there is no guarantee that the same phenomenon will not repeat itself.

With regards to your specific question, it is important to remember that in the setting of multiple reoperations, the burden of scar tissue rises which not only complicates repeat augmentation but increases the likelihood of post op issues.

As always, discuss your concerns with a board certified plastic surgeon (ABPS).

Dear Lexrae,
generally speaking it is possible to get breast implants after their removal. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Yes once you are healed from your implant removal surgery you can consider future breast augmentation. There is no way to determine if you will experience nerve pain again. However if you do you can elect to have the implants removed.

You will need to discuss this with your surgeon since more details about your pain are needed. However, if you do go with implant, go smaller.

Chronic breast pain is common.
Long-term pain is not commonly associated with having implants.
The two are usually not related.
Secondary augmentation after explantation should be avoided.
The scar tissue is going to make a second augmentation much more unpredictable and difficult.
There is no yes or no answer to your question.
Your situation is now complex and warrants an in person consultation.
Before removing implants, patient should be certain that they don’t want implant augmentation.
Once explanted your candidacy for implant augmentation drops significantly.
To get a quality assessment, I suggest you schedule in person consultations either with previous plastic surgeons or other plastic surgeons in your community.
Come prepared to bring with you a complete set of before and after pictures for each of your previous breast surgeries.
You should also try to obtain the operative reports for each of your previous procedures.
Breast fat transfer should not be compared as an equivalent to augmentation surgery.
The two procedures are drastically different and accomplish different things.
Breast fat transfer can increase breast size by approximately 50 to 100% or approximately 1/2 cup.
In ideal circumstances, some patients may describe Getting one full cup increase in breast size, but most patients state that they outcome is about 1/2 breast cup.
This is when the procedure is done by sufficiently experienced and talented provider.
Breast fat transfer can successfully increased breast size by modest amount, but does not change the shape of the breast in any significant way.
Implant augmentation is drastically different because implants, primarily change breast shape, and also make the breast much larger.
It’s important to recognize if patients are looking for a procedure that changes breast shape or are content with the shape and just want larger size.
The results from the two procedures should not be compared because they are inherently different.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD