What will be my approx. Breast size after explantation?

I encourage you to begin by visiting with a board certified plastic surgeon near you for an evaluation. She/He can give you an approximate idea of how much native tissue you have. If you have your implant information, that will be helpful. You will likely need to consider a lift after having the implants in place for so many years.

Thank you for your question.  Unfortunately there is no way to know what size breast you will be after implant removal as time, and the pressure of your implants, have likely caused some atrophy of your natural breast gland. Because your original implant resulted in a two cup size increase, I would anticipate losing at least two cup sizes, but with the deflation to your breasts, it may result in your breasts fitting differently into a bra.

Thank you for the question. Sorry, but online consultants will not be of much specific help to you when it comes to predicting what breast size you will end up after removal of breast implants.





Generally speaking what breasts look like after explantation depends on several factors such as: the quality of skin elasticity (the better the elasticity the better the skin will bounce back), the size of the implants used (the larger the implant the more trouble you may have with redundant skin), and the amount of breast tissue present at this time (which may have changed since the time of your breast augmentation).







Life experience since your breast augmentation procedure, such as pregnancy or weight gain weight loss, will potentially influence the factors discussed above. If you take these factors into consideration and apply them to your specific circumstances you may get a good idea of what to expect after the implants are removed.







 Given your description of current breast size, breast lifting may be part of the conversation you have with  your plastic surgeon. In my practice, if a patient presents with "breasts in borderline position" or has doubts about breast lifting surgery, I suggest that they undergo breast implant removal only; breast lifting can always be done at a second stage, if necessary.







I hope this, and the attached link (dedicated to breast implant removal surgery concerns) helps. Best wishes with your decision-making and for an outcome that you will be pleased with long-term.