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Answer: Can an implant move from under the muscle to over the muscle on its own without surgery? Thank you for your question! No - it would not be possible to change positions with circumstances such as that which you describe. The pocket must be surgically created for the implant to be placed, or moved, into a new pocket. Often, the muscle is divided for implant placement during submuscular breast augmentation, creating truly, a partial submuscular pocket. If divided too much, the muscle may potentially "window shade" upwards creating an appearance of a subglandular position, especially on imaging studies. Hope that this helps. Best wishes!
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Answer: Can an implant move from under the muscle to over the muscle on its own without surgery? Thank you for your question! No - it would not be possible to change positions with circumstances such as that which you describe. The pocket must be surgically created for the implant to be placed, or moved, into a new pocket. Often, the muscle is divided for implant placement during submuscular breast augmentation, creating truly, a partial submuscular pocket. If divided too much, the muscle may potentially "window shade" upwards creating an appearance of a subglandular position, especially on imaging studies. Hope that this helps. Best wishes!
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November 5, 2014
Answer: Can an implant move from under the muscle to over the muscle on its own without surgery? Unless you have had a previous breast surgery with a pocket created in a different plane, it is not possible for the implant to move from under to over the muscle. I have seen instances where I have reoperated on a patient who had one implant under the muscle and one over the muscle because they were originally placed by an inexperienced surgeon, but again, since there is only one pocket created, the implant cannot change positions.
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November 5, 2014
Answer: Can an implant move from under the muscle to over the muscle on its own without surgery? Unless you have had a previous breast surgery with a pocket created in a different plane, it is not possible for the implant to move from under to over the muscle. I have seen instances where I have reoperated on a patient who had one implant under the muscle and one over the muscle because they were originally placed by an inexperienced surgeon, but again, since there is only one pocket created, the implant cannot change positions.
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November 5, 2014
Answer: Can an implant move from under the muscle to over the muscle on its own without surgery? In a primary breast augmentation one pocket is created either over or under the muscle. This is where the implant will stay. If it is a redo breast augmentation and there is an existing pocket- that pocket must be closed before a new pocket is created. If this is not done- then i have seen the implant leave the new pocket and reoccupy the old. Hope that helps
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November 5, 2014
Answer: Can an implant move from under the muscle to over the muscle on its own without surgery? In a primary breast augmentation one pocket is created either over or under the muscle. This is where the implant will stay. If it is a redo breast augmentation and there is an existing pocket- that pocket must be closed before a new pocket is created. If this is not done- then i have seen the implant leave the new pocket and reoccupy the old. Hope that helps
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November 5, 2014
Answer: Implant moving The implants do not move from under to over the muscle on their own or with massage. There needs to be a space created surgically to allow for that. So it may happen if you had an implant over the muscle and then switched to another implant under the muscle. If the old pocket was not closed, the new implant can slip out of the new pocket and end up in the old pocket over the muscle.
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November 5, 2014
Answer: Implant moving The implants do not move from under to over the muscle on their own or with massage. There needs to be a space created surgically to allow for that. So it may happen if you had an implant over the muscle and then switched to another implant under the muscle. If the old pocket was not closed, the new implant can slip out of the new pocket and end up in the old pocket over the muscle.
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Answer: Implant pockets Breast implants are often placed under the muscle but sometimes a different pocket is used, such in the case of a dual plane breast augmentation. In any case, the pocket that is used is a usually a defined space, and the implant itself could not move into a different space without further surgery. Patients who have had trauma to their breasts or have massaged them often may have this concern, but in reality it is not something to be worried about
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Answer: Implant pockets Breast implants are often placed under the muscle but sometimes a different pocket is used, such in the case of a dual plane breast augmentation. In any case, the pocket that is used is a usually a defined space, and the implant itself could not move into a different space without further surgery. Patients who have had trauma to their breasts or have massaged them often may have this concern, but in reality it is not something to be worried about
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