I explanted my smooth mentor implants due to capsular contracture in my right breast. The capsules were left behind. The one that had capsular contracture is thick. I had a seroma in my right breast a few weeks later that was emptied under surgery. My surgeon says that the fluid has been tested negative for BIA-ALCL. Is this enough to rule out that it could be this rare cancer? Or do you have to test the capsule as well? The reason I’m asking is because I still have pain and it’s been a year.
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A lift is never considered medically necessary. A breast reduction with removing over a pound of tissue per breast may be covered by insurance. Since you chose to have such large mammoth implants, the loose skin is on you. Be grateful that Medicaid covered the removal since most insurance...
If your implants were placed before 1992, they are leaking and need to be removed. If they were placed after 1999, then you have the cohesive gel, and the implants could just be removed. En bloc surgery is for cancer surgery only and not elective breast implant and capsule removal. If your...
I wish I could tell you that removing your implants with or without the capsules would stop your pain, but it cannot be guaranteed. It sounds as if you have done due diligence to rule out other possible issues. The only way to know for sure if implant removal will stop your pain is to proceed...
