How Long Does It Take You Breasts to Recover, if Your Lucky Retract, Firm/fluff Up After Implant Removal?

Good day! Generally after explantation, the shape and size of the breast will be unpredictable. The breast will be smaller and possibly sag more, but 9 days is too soon to see final results because swelling and bruising may persist. The results varies between patients depending on their age, duration and size of the implant, or previous state of their breasts like existing anatomy, deformity, previous surgeries, underlying personal and family medical conditions, nicotine use, pregnancy and other factors. For your guidance, tingling, burning or shooting pains indicate regeneration of the sensory nerves. These sensations will disappear with time and should not alarm you, but if they cause repeated pain, local self-massage will help alleviate. Do not hesitate to contact your surgeon about this and discuss any other additional aftercare you need for best results. Best of luck! #RealSelf100

Hello and thank you for your question. This is a common question from women who choose to have an explant. Unfortunately, it is impossible to determine what degree of contraction you will notice since every patient heals differently and there are many factors that can contribute to this. My best suggestion is to remain patient as it can take up to 12 months for you to see your final results. Please stay compliant with your post operative protocol and follow up with your plastic surgeon as necessary.
Best of luck with your continued progress,

For most women, it takes about 6 months for the breast to heal and recover after implant removal. You are in the very early stages of healing. Helpful things to do include avoiding excessive activities, and medication and herbs that would increase bleeding. Follow your surgeon's suggestions for post operative care. After 6 months, you can consider other options, like fat grafting to the breast or lifts, if necessary.

We typically consider the time for scars to mature and tissues to stabilize after surgery to be on the order of 9 months to a year at least.  In the case of breast implant removal, if the capsule around the implant is left in place, this process may not take quite as long as the capsule is already mature.  Most of the time I find that breasts tend to stabilize at around 4 to 6 months after removal of implants, although, everyone is different, and the only real way to know is to simply observe the changes in the breasts and take note of when there does not appear to be any further change.  As for the pins and needles, those sensations are very common in healing tissues, and they can likewise take up to a year or longer to resolve.  They are due to nerve healing and regeneration, and sometimes they are associated with numbness which may or may not resolve in that time frame.  Good luck.

Difficult to predict exactly how long it will take for the breasts to “bounce back” after removal of breast implants. Much will depend on factors such as genetics, quality of skin elasticity, size of breast implants... Best to expect 6 months to one year time period before evaluating the “end results”.  You may find the attached link helpful to you, describing patients' experiences after removal of breast implants.

 Best wishes.

How much recovery toward normal is not predictable. Improvement can continue for 3 to 6 months, and until they stop improving, you will not know the end point. There is nothing that is known to speed up the process. All the best.