Can you refill your saline breast implants?

Question

So I just got my boobs done 10 months ago and my left boob is fuller from the top and it's bigger than my right boob n you can tell a lot when I'm showin some cleavage so can you refill the implant to make it fuller an even???

Brian C. Reuben, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  Yes, it is possible to add volume, but this must be done in an operating room type of setting because it requires a small operation to get down to the implant and the fill port.  It puts you at risk for popping the implant or getting an implant infection.  You should discuss this thoroughly with your surgeon.  Best of luck.

S. Larry Schlesinger, MD, FACS · Answer

Adding fluid to a saline implant is a relatively simple procedure.  Under sterile conditions, usually in an operating room but quite often requiring only local anesthesia, a periareolar incision is made and dissection is carried down to the top of the implant.Saline implants are made in such a way that the valve is supposed to be on top on the round portion of the implant, and the flat surface on the bottom.  This configuration allows your surgeon to sterilely pull back the valve plug, insert a saline fill tube, draw back just slightly to decrease the chance of any air entering into the implant, and then place the desired amount of fluid into the implant, remove the fill tube, replug the opening, and close the incision sterilely.  The short answer to your question is YES, it can be done as long as the pocket is large enough to accept the extra fluid without causing any distortion or creating a hard breast.At this point, it is time for you to contact the surgeon who performed the surgery and ask for his or her opinion and be guided by their expertise.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

This may be possible to add more saline to an existing implant.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA.....

Luis Macias, MD, FACS · Answer

You can add more volume to a saline implant, but it requires surgery to go back in and fill it.  However, you should see your plastic surgeon in consultation.  The difference you are seeing may be due to something else.  Address your concerns with your surgeon in person so they can examine you and discuss your options.

Mathew A. Plant, MD, FRCSC · Answer

Typical saline implants cannot be refilled and would need to be exchanged in order to adjust the size. There are expander-implants out there than can be adjusted but they are generally used in reconstruction and you would know if that's what you have.

Frederic H. Corbin, MD (license restricted) · Answer

Thank you for your question and one can add saline to your implant but it will require further surgery to place the additional saline through the valve initially usedDr Corbin

Can you refill your saline breast implants?

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