Am I eligible to have my breast implants removed?

I'm sorry that you are unhappy with your implants. You can elect to have them removed at any time. The quality of skin elasticity that you have, the length of time the implants have been in place, and the size of the implants will all influence how you will appear once healed from implant removal. You will not lose breast tissue when the implants are removed. If you have good skin elasticity and you get your implants out soon you may have a little loose skin but will probably return to a look similar to what you had before augmentation. An examination by a board certified plastic surgeon is recommended to learn more.

Hello, thank you for your question. I understand your concerns about your breast implants and your desire to achieve a more natural look. Please see the attached video to address your question. After 7 months with your implants, your skin has likely stretched to accommodate the implants, but it should still be able to adjust after explantation. You won’t lose your breast tissue, but you may experience some changes in shape or volume, especially in the upper breast. If you’re looking for a natural result, discussing your concerns with a surgeon who specializes in explantation and natural breast aesthetics is important. A surgeon can help determine whether additional procedures like a lift or fat grafting are necessary to achieve the look you want. It's also worth noting that healing and reshaping take time, so patience is key as you work toward your ideal outcome.

These are very good questions, however, it is difficult for any plastic surgeon to answer this without photos or an examination of your breasts. The breast skin typically tightens/retracts over a period of months to even a year after removal of breast implants. Skin retraction is highly variable from patient to patient due to several factors such as patient age, the thickness of one's breast tissue, the length of time that the breast implants have been in place, and the patient's natural skin elasticity. Some things that may be more favorable in your case are that you do not have excessively large breast implants currently in place. One of the things that a breast implant removal surgeon could determine on a physical examination is the quality of your breast skin tone. This determination would help considerably in helping guide you with the need for any further procedures, if necessary, such as a breast lift. To answer your second question, with breast implant removal surgery, typically no significant amount of existing breast tissue is removed. I wish you great success with your surgery if you chose this.