6 months ago I had 20-yr old large implants removed and a lift. I noticed my skin stretching slightly off of my sternum after getting the original implants but since they have been removed, it’s obviously much. I am a bit surprised that my surgeon didn’t address this recently during the X plant and lift. She did mention things like dermal matrixes, or the only way to fix it would be new implants, but seems reluctant to address it. I need a second opinion but not sure where to start.
June 19, 2025
Answer: Symmastia Tough Problem to Fix Based off your photo - a comparison photo of you with implants and prior to that would be ideal to understand the anatomy and the evolution of your breasts over the past 20+ years. Unfortunately, having large implants for so long would have led to skin stretch and migration of implants leading to possible symmastia if implants are removed +/- mastopexy (lift). There are techniques to try to repair this but come with higher failure rates - one of them is trying to use dermal matrix to rebuild the lower fold into the midline; there are suture techniques to also attempt to recreate the midline cleavage fold (but none of these are perfect and sometimes a few surgeries might be needed to get it to something you are close to happy with). Discuss with you surgeon more or seek a second opinion in person to see if there are other options.
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June 19, 2025
Answer: Symmastia Tough Problem to Fix Based off your photo - a comparison photo of you with implants and prior to that would be ideal to understand the anatomy and the evolution of your breasts over the past 20+ years. Unfortunately, having large implants for so long would have led to skin stretch and migration of implants leading to possible symmastia if implants are removed +/- mastopexy (lift). There are techniques to try to repair this but come with higher failure rates - one of them is trying to use dermal matrix to rebuild the lower fold into the midline; there are suture techniques to also attempt to recreate the midline cleavage fold (but none of these are perfect and sometimes a few surgeries might be needed to get it to something you are close to happy with). Discuss with you surgeon more or seek a second opinion in person to see if there are other options.
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June 9, 2025
Answer: Skin Stretching and Sternum Area Concerns After Implant Removal It’s understandable you’re concerned about the noticeable stretching of your skin in the sternum area, especially following the removal of long-standing, large implants.
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June 9, 2025
Answer: Skin Stretching and Sternum Area Concerns After Implant Removal It’s understandable you’re concerned about the noticeable stretching of your skin in the sternum area, especially following the removal of long-standing, large implants.
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