I've read multiple times that it can be very difficult to remove the backside of capsules that are under the muscle. Do they *always* densely attach to ribs / chest wall? (Especially after ~ 13 years). Or are they sometimes just between the implant and chest wall, but not "stuck down"? Silly question I'm sure but just wondering as I try to prepare for an explant and how painful the capsulectomy recovery might be. I realize the surgeon won't know what's going on in there until he's in there.
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If you are breastfeeding, the removal may need to wait, or you can pump and dump. For that size, removal will be easier with your asleep, but it could be done in the office under local anesthesia. Your incision may need to be widened under local anesthesia. Removal may or may not improve your...
Textured implants may often have some fluid since the implant can tear away from the capsule with activities. This is actually fairly common. However, I would suggest meeting with a board certified plastic surgeon and discussing this finding.
Textured Mentor implants are not polyurethane implants, which have been gone for many years prior to your surgery. The BIA-ALCL is still a very rare tumor, less than 800 cases worldwide in over 35 million women and is primarily not with Mentor implants. With no symptoms, removal is not...
