Hello! Thank you for your question. I agree with what your plastic has told you. In most surgeons' hands, the 2-stage tissue expander to implant breast reconstruction will create better results given the more gradual stretching of the muscle/tissue, the ability to control the...
Usually has to do with the capsule or scar around the implant. This can worsen with time. There are alternatives to implants if the pain becomes worse.Three
basic forms of breast reconstruction exist. You can use your own tissue,
implants or a combination of the previous two...
I currently use Sientra or Natrelle expanders. I only place shaped implants to give a more natural appearance. The thinner you are the more obvious the implants become. I tend to fat graft my thinner patients more often because they lack the soft tissues to cover the edges of...
