Hello Can You Have One Breast Implant Replaced?

  If one side has capsular contracture or malposition and the other side has no issues, one side can be altered.  Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast augmentations each year.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

To answer your question, it really depends.  If you have mild capsular contracture on one side, then removal of the capsule on that firmer side along with implant exchange may give you a result that is more symmetric.  However, keep in mind that by removing the capsule, you actually free up the breast tissue a bit and so change the dynamic of that breast so that it may not look as similar to the un-operated breast.

 

That being said, I would suggest starting out simply with revision to the one side and seeing how everything settled out of time.  It will take a good 6 months to see the final result and a little patience may prove very helpful here. 

 

I encourage you to view my YouTube video below where I go into a little more depth on your question.

 

I hope that was helpful!

You may have a mild capsular contracture on your side of concern.  And this can be addressed with implant replacement, change in the texture of the implant, use of a acellular dermis or possible change in the plane of the implant. There are risks associated with a revision. If this truly is a capsular contracture, then you have a higher risk of this condition recurring.  If you look great in clothing, then there always is the option of leaving it alone.  As far as the other implant, there is no need to address it.  If it were an older implant, say 10 years of older, then you may consider it.  Good luck  

Of course, you can have just one implant replaced if it is asymmetric or has a capsular contracture or a leak.

Yes you can have only one side replaced or exchanged. However expecting perfect symmetry after this exchange may not be a possibility