Explant and muscle reattachment?

Hello, thank you for your question. Although the muscle is not completely released everyone has a different outcome of where the muscle is after years of having an implant. Each individual is different. You can approximate where the pec muscle is by flexing them and seeing the outline. Usually over time the muscle becomes atrophied unless you regularly exercise it. During an explant, if the muscle is in good position we leave it alone and if it has retracted to the upper pole, it is very difficult to stretch the muscle back down without tearing it. It is still a very functional muscle regardless of where it ends up and like any other muscle can be rebuilt through strength training.

Anatomy does vary somewhat from woman to woman. Some detached muscle components can be reattached, and some cannot. Also, the pectoralis muscle only partially covers the implant. There is no muscle coverage on the lower outer part since there is no muscle in that area.

"Muscle release" usually means muscle detachment, so without knowing more details it isn't possible to give you a good answer. If you have animation deformity then there is probably a degree of muscle detachment and so it should be re-attached or it can persist after implant removal.