I can live with the right Breast but not 1. Can muscle repair still be done even after explant? 2. Significant adhesion on the left breast would benefit from scar tissue release and pocket/crease revision. 3. Although not as noticable when I flex my right breast it also creases. What procedures can be done to rectify crease/dents that DO NOT Require lift and or re-implant? I am 48 and just want my left to more closely match the right breast.
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not sure of your reasons to completely remove the implants but based on your before and after, if the implants are removed, you should go back to your pre op but not the same. you may have more of a deflated appearance than before surgery. also if the implants were placed below...
My recommendation would be to remove the silicone filled cyst. Contact the PS who performed your implantation surgery to determine if the implants have a warranty, which will defray costs. Most implant companies warranty breast implants for 10 years.
Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plas...
Capsules are sometimes left behind when they are not thickened and there is no rupture of silicone implants. There is a risk of fluid buildup after explant surgery. It is usually well controlled with using compression after surgery. If a fluid pocket does develop it can be aspirated in the su...