Hi, I have polyurethane coated silimed implants placed over the muscle in 2014. I’m getting them removed hopefully this year, but I was wanting to know if there are any complications or risks associated with removing polyurethane implants? Do they have to be removed through an enbloc procedure to keep fluid contained? Is enbloc procedure more expensive? And are they difficult to remove? I was told they can be stuck like velcro and need to be cut out
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En bloc capsulectomy is a significantly riskier operation with a longer recovery, and is rarely necessary. A total capsulectomy can be done without using the en bloc method, and even if a partial capsulectomy is done it is highly unlikely that any parts left behind would cause issues.
Thank you for sharing your photos and for your questions. From your photos, you are a good candidate for enbloc and breast lift with fat transfer to bilateral breast. Breast lift will elevate & reshape your breast. Fat transfer will add upper pole fullness to give your breast more volume and...
First, en bloc surgery is for cancer surgery only and not for removing the capsules around implants. Second, the nipple should be placed midway between the top of the breast and the bottom. In your first photos, your large implants are sagging and pulling your lower breast pole downward, which...
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