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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...

Thanks for the photos.  Your breasts should go heal well with good volume.  I usually do not perform explantation and lift at the same operation.  I am concerned about the circulation not being able to support the healing of the incisions.  I typically wait 3-6 months after...

        There may not be a whole lot of difference.  Make sure that the doctor is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast augmentations and revisions each...

      The sooner the implants are removed the better the result.  The chest wall should not be affected.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Thanks for your pic an ? Yes this is very likely a result of implant rupture. Your body will often times "wall off " the silicone extravasation. This results in firm nodules. We typically resect these during the capsulectomy and implant exchange. Once the old implants are removed this should...

       Removing implants under local anesthesia is appropriate only in the simplest case of pure removal.  Capsular contracture is fairly easy to assess in a physical exam.  I always have an anesthesiologist available if a more extensive procedure is...