Can smart lipo mess up my breast augmentation?

Question

At six to seven weeks post op from breast implants undertake muscle can my smart lip mess up my implants or am I just being paranoid?

Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello,I assume you are not getting your breasts liposuctioned, so it shouldn't 'mess up' your augmentation results. A word about Smart lipo.  Laser assisted liposuction can not do anything different or better than what regular liposuction can do.  It is really is a surgeon's preference, so don't pay more for it.  What does make a difference is surgeon skill and experience.Best of luck!

Thomas A. Pane, MD · Answer

You are far enough out from the first surgery so there should be no problems with liposuction.  The team should carefully pad the chest if you are placed face down during the procedure.

William R. Burden, MD, FACS · Answer

Smart Lipo can be safely performed following recovery from Breast augmentation.  Your surgeon should make accommodations to protect your implants as needed.

Arthur Dean Jabs, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

If I understand your question correctly you are considering SmartLipo 7 weeks after an augmentation. There should be no problem as they are not related. You will want to be sure if you are positioned in the prone (face down) position you are adequately padded.Best of LuckDr. JA. Dean Jabs M.D. Ph.D. FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

Suzanne M. Quardt, MD · Answer

Any form of liposuction, including SmartLipo, can damage your breast
augmentation if the cannula hits the implant during the procedure; however,
this is unlikely especially as your SmartLipo is presumably not targeting your
breasts or chest area.I would recommend
that you discuss this possibility with your Board Certified plastic surgeon to
ensure that he or she is aware that you have breast implants and can take steps
to minimize the potential for rupture or other complication.

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question.The actuality is that any kind of liposuction can mess up an implant if
the implant is hit by the cannula while the procedure is being performed.Otherwise, there is really no other for your
SmartLipo to have hurt your breast augmentation.I would advise a clinical examination by a
Plastic Surgeon just to ensure that the implant has not been ruptured.I hope this is helpful.

Curtis Wong, MD · Answer

unless you are having it around or in your breasts.  Your surgeon should be able to reassure you of this and you should be able to have the procedure without any concerns about your implants.

Johnson C. Lee, MD · Answer

Smart Lipo is a type of liposuction uses a laser to first melt the fat before it gets sucked out. Liposuction on the body should not interfere with your breast implants. If you are planning to get smart liposuction on or around your breasts, you may want to discuss this more in detail with your plastic surgeon since the area will still have some inflammatory changes and swelling.

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

Thank you for the question and you are being paranoid.  The liposuction should have no affect upon your breast augmentation at all.Dr. Corbin

Can smart lipo mess up my breast augmentation?

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