30 year old saline implants don't know the type. Always had CC on left but hasn't changed in 20 years. Sudden severe pain, swelling what feels like a lump and change in shape but mamo and ultrasound shows no mass or fluid. Rash intermittently, severe itching/burning in the breast. Armpit, breastbone, under collarbone pain but no palpable swollen lymph nodes, night sweats despite complete hysterectomy 20 years ago.
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December 6, 2020
Answer: Do I need en bloc and can I replace at the same time or do I have to wait?
Both techniques can be utilized. I prefer to remove through an incision in the inframammary fold (bottom of the breast as it attaches to the chest wall).
Removal of breast implants, intact or ruptured, may have positive implications if patients are symptomatic. A constellation of symptoms associated with breast implant illness, and autoimmune disease are considered when treating patients who have breast implants and are concerned about foreign...
Whether or not you want to do a lift with your explant depends completely on your goals. With explant alone, you can likely expect the areolas will shrink (because they are no longer being stretched out by the implant), so any asymmetry that you see now will become less obvious. Your nipple...
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