Can existing saline breasts implants be refilled to their original size?

Thank you for your question regarding healing time following revisonal breast surgery.  If your new implants were placed under the muscle again, fairly rapid healing is the usual.  However, your doctor placed sutures along the outside of your breast pockets, likely to prevent the smaller i...

The answer to this question usually depends upon the amount of work required. It might not seem obvious, but secondary surgery on the breast is usually much more difficult and time-consuming than the first breast augmentation. In my practice, I usually try to keep things quite simple and most of...

Cosmetic surgery procedures require a disciplined approach to scars, whether or not the incisions are placed on the face or body. In our Los Angeles plastic surgery clinic, we recommend that patients follow basic wound healing guidelines followed by the application of Plato’s Scar Serum twice d...

Thank you for your question!  I typically allow supplementation with ibuprofen a few days postoperatively, due to the slightly increased risk of bleeding. Be cognizant that the pain medication that you have now includes Tylenol, so you should be careful with any additional Tylenol. Certainly, ...

More than 3 times the size of your current implant is an extreme jump in size and weight of the implant. Secondly, commercially available "off the shelf implants" do not usually go higher than 1000 cc's. Overinflation of saline implants results in many problems and voids the warranty. It is very...