I am interested in having my silicone implants out. They are 500cc above the muscle. I’m having trouble producing enough breast milk and I think it is due to the size of the implant. Can this be done in the office with local anesthetic or do I have to go under general to have them removed?
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Answer: Can 500cc, above muscle, silicone implants be removed in the the office with local anesthetic or do I have to go under general?
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...
When placed through an inframmary incision, the implant never really touches the breast tissue; it slides underneath it, so this approach has the least impact on the gland itself. Removing the implants and the capsules through the inframmary incision should not cause issues with breastfeeding....
