Asked By:From Paris in Paris, Île-de-France, France
F40yo wt 20yo breast implants. No records of the surgery, so not sure of implants size, I recall around 300cc, silicon, in front of the muscle. In 2017, a capsule appeared on the left side after taking a hit in a car accident. It got biger (almost one cup size up), harder and painful. I want to remove both capsule and implants, and do lifting. What side effects to expect? Is it possible that taking off the capsule will leave a smaller left than right side? Could it relapse whithout new implants?
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En Bloc capsulectomy, meaning removing the capsule AND surrounding tissue is not indicated for capsular contracture or BII. If you are having symptoms due to your implants which are 18 years old, it is likely due to capsular contracture, unless you have signs of breast implant associated...
To better answer this question would require more information and an actual physical examination. Based on the limited information provided, my best guess is that you would lose two or more cup sizes from the procedure.
Without going into too much detail, en-bloc is a surgical term meaning the removal of diseased tissue (usually cancer) along with a certain amount of completely healthy tissue to make sure you have a significant amount of healthy tissue surrounding the cancer.Sadly, this has spread online as a...
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