Switching Breast Implants from Subglandular to Submuscular, Is this Risky? (photo)

Switching pockets for breast implants is common and the order you are going... sub glandular too sub muscular is the most common.  In my opinion, the sub muscular position give the more natural looking results and also give more of your own tissue to cover the implant.

 

Good Luck.

Thank you for the question.

It is not clear to me based on your question why you feel that revisionary breast surgery is necessary.  Based on her pictures, the most likely indication would be significant rippling.

Generally speaking, it is possible to exchange breast implant position from the sub glandular to sub muscular position without too much difficulty. Closing off the sub glandular space is helpful to prevent breast implants from “slipping” into this previously dissected  space.

The submuscularbreast  implant positioning allows for more complete coverage of the breast implants leading to generally more natural feel/look  of the implants in the long-term. This position will also decrease the potential for rippling and/or palpability  of the implants (which may increase with time, weight loss, and/or post-pregnancy changes).

The submuscular positioning  also tends to interfere with mammography less so than in the sub glandular position. The incidence of breast implant encapsulation (capsular  contraction)  is also decreased with implants placed in the sub muscular position.

I hope this helps.