When Replacing Implants Can I Go Under the Armpit Again?

An axillary incision is similar to a peri-areolar or IMF
incision in that you can do the initial augmentation though the incision and
exchange implants through the incision.
It is a common myth that silicone and large implants cannot be placed
through an axillary incision, both of those are not true. I routinely place large silicone implants through
an axillary incision.



Women many times decide they would like to change the size
of their implants for whatever reason. This can easily be done through the
axillary incision. With the use of the
endoscope and specialized equipment the implant can be removed, the pocket
adjusted and the new implant placed with the use of the Keller funnel.



Please be sure to consult with your board certified plastic
surgeon.

Since many patients over the course of their lives will require an additional procedure, and it cannot typically be done through the armpit incision, I am not a fan of that approach. You will end up with another scar anyway. Correction of sagging for example cannot be done though the armpit.

If you plan on replacing implants through your existing armpit incision, it may be difficult to correct sagging (ptosis)