They are causing me a lot of health problems since shortly after getting them. I just realized that all my unexplainable symptoms aligned with that timeframe. Now, my breasts hurt and I just want them gone, I'm having anxiety over this. I am 18 weeks pregnant, can I get them removed now? Is local anesthesia an option?
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It’s not unusual for
patient’s to develop significant breast sag following explantation of breast
implants.In many cases, correction of
this deformity will require bilateral breast lift procedures.In an effort to avoid breast lift surgery, surgeons
occasionally obliterate the implant pocket by ...
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...
Hematoma formation can have
devastating consequences for breast augmentation patients. In many cases, post-operative bleeding
can result in the development of severe capsular contractures resulting in
breast distortion. Under these
circumstances, it may be necessary to remove the...
