I have read questions regarding breast augmentation and if you are unhappy with the results, you can always take them out. Of course, doctors warn the more your skin stretched the less you'll look like your original self, but that they CAN return to normal. I however am wondering, if you get implants under the muscle and somehow or someday decided to remove them without replacement, what happens to the muscle that was cut to fit the implant underneath? Can that be fixed, or does it heal itself? Does the muscle disintegrate?
January 10, 2017
Answer: Subpectoral implant removal This is a great question. It is possible to "fix" that muscle at the time of surgery by tacking down that muscle back down to the chest/ribs. It will not reattach itself. If you did not have any problems with muscle animation before surgery then you will likely not have any issues after removal. The muscle still functions the same way as it did before the implants were placed. Hope this helps.
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January 10, 2017
Answer: Subpectoral implant removal This is a great question. It is possible to "fix" that muscle at the time of surgery by tacking down that muscle back down to the chest/ribs. It will not reattach itself. If you did not have any problems with muscle animation before surgery then you will likely not have any issues after removal. The muscle still functions the same way as it did before the implants were placed. Hope this helps.
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April 27, 2016
Answer: Muscle Repair In experienced hands, it is entirely possible to do most cases of explantation with the en bloc procedure and muscle repair. Please see the video. Your skin could stretch back under several conditions: (1) if your breast tissue did not decrease over the period from your original breasts; (2) if your pectorals major muscle maintained its bulk; (3) if your pectorals major was not cut during insertion; (4) or if it was cut during insertion, it was repaired successfully after explantation; (5) if your rib contour was not altered by the implants. In other words, your skin has to be supported by adequate volume in the breast. In general, breasts with sub pectoral implants tend to do better than sub glandular implants after explantation, because the breast tissue is less stretched by the implants. Breasts that had no contracture tend to do better.
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April 27, 2016
Answer: Muscle Repair In experienced hands, it is entirely possible to do most cases of explantation with the en bloc procedure and muscle repair. Please see the video. Your skin could stretch back under several conditions: (1) if your breast tissue did not decrease over the period from your original breasts; (2) if your pectorals major muscle maintained its bulk; (3) if your pectorals major was not cut during insertion; (4) or if it was cut during insertion, it was repaired successfully after explantation; (5) if your rib contour was not altered by the implants. In other words, your skin has to be supported by adequate volume in the breast. In general, breasts with sub pectoral implants tend to do better than sub glandular implants after explantation, because the breast tissue is less stretched by the implants. Breasts that had no contracture tend to do better.
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August 24, 2015
Answer: Breast implant removal Once the breast implant is removed, the pectoralis muscle will simply heal back in place without any problems. Nothing else needs to be done. Most implants can be removed under local anesthesia.
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August 24, 2015
Answer: Breast implant removal Once the breast implant is removed, the pectoralis muscle will simply heal back in place without any problems. Nothing else needs to be done. Most implants can be removed under local anesthesia.
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