I didn't realize until I downsized that I should have left mine alone. I went into first surgery unprepared so I thought I'd redo and choose a small implant. My keloid scarring condition gave me pain everyday so I equated pain w large implants. Now I see that the size was fine and that the scar was the problem. I'd rather have larger pretty breasts than small tennis balls. 32A HP 450cc 05/12 silicone to HP 300cc 04/13. Now what do I tell the surgeon? Will he let me go back to big?
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April 10, 2013
Answer: Redo Breast Augmentation after Downsizing Regrets?
Hi AlisaKotova,
Lateral capsulorrhaphy defines placing sutures in the lateral pocket to prevent the implant from migrating laterally. If your implants are, in fact, sitting laterally and you don't have much cleavage, I have found that lateral capsulorrhaphy is...
It's not unusual for patients to come back and wish that they had gone larger once everything has settled from their initial surgery. My dad, who was also a plastic surgeon, used to tell me that a cup size was about 150-200 cc's. That was a pretty decent rule of thumb, however, every...
If this happened suddenly at 9 days, I would be far more suspicious of a fluid collection of blood or serum than of capsular contracture. An ultrasound examination can make or exclude that diagnosis if there is a question, and any treatment can be based upon the findings.
Best wishes...
