Do I need to get my chest muscles repaired after breast implant removal? (photo)

Hello @Lilah Grace, thank you for your question. When the implants are removed, there is less compression action on the nervous system and in some cases the sensation of numbness improves. In other cases, the sensation may be due to the cuts that were made to insert the prosthesis. The best...

Great question. Surgeons are divided on this matter. I personally do repair the pec muscle during explant surgery, and suture it back to its native position on the chest wall for natural movement and biomechanics. I feel that this helps restore normal anatomy and prevents it from healing in the...

Removal of breast implants, intact or ruptured, may have positive implications if patients are symptomatic. A constellation of symptoms associated with breast implant illness, and autoimmune disease are considered when treating patients who have breast implants and are concerned about foreign...

Hello @suzlem, thank you for your question. It really depends on the technique used by the specialist who is going to performed the explant. I would suggest a breast reconstruction with reposition of the tissues and in this way achieve an aesthetic result that is adequate with minimal scarring...

Hello @skyeinthebowl, thank you for your question. If you want breast explant, yes you need a lifting because although at this time there is no breast pexy (the breast is not sagging) as such, when removing the prostheses the void generated by having had prostheses needs remodeling on the...

Hello @ziggyjoy, thank you for your question. It depends on what you want to achieve. If you are considering removing the implants permanently, I would recommend an explant, removing the prosthesis as well as the capsule and then performing a mammary reconstruction to re-configure the mammary...