Can this be fixed without going thru another procedure? and If I do, should I be charged or is at no cost? What do you think about my breasts? Why they sliding to the side!? :(
Answer: Is been 4 months since my subglandular BA with high profile 350cc textured implants. Is it too early for a revision? You should wait 6 months before considering any revision surgery. Speak with your plastic surgeon regarding your concerns
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Answer: Is been 4 months since my subglandular BA with high profile 350cc textured implants. Is it too early for a revision? You should wait 6 months before considering any revision surgery. Speak with your plastic surgeon regarding your concerns
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September 26, 2014
Answer: Pocket revision needed Thank you for your pictures. I think you have one pocket that is slightly larger than the other. This will require surgery. How this is worked out in reference to cost is up to the surgeon.
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September 26, 2014
Answer: Pocket revision needed Thank you for your pictures. I think you have one pocket that is slightly larger than the other. This will require surgery. How this is worked out in reference to cost is up to the surgeon.
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September 26, 2014
Answer: Capsulorophy required or change in implant position to submuscular placement. Dear Lola73, I'm sorry you've had a troubling time regarding your surgery. Breast augmentation has one of the highest patient satisfaction rates and I'm sure with a minimal revision, your surgery will prove satisfactory as well. Subglandular implants tend to have a very attractive appearance with very pretty definition, however they do tend to have slightly less support than a submuscular placement. This is especially true with a larger implant, and migration can occur. The textured implants due to their frictional coefficient do tend to minimize implant mobility as long as the pocket disection for the implant has been precise. In your situation, what needs to be done is either a capsulorophy (a tightening of the pocket) along the lateral and inferior aspect, or a change to a submuscular position with a new pocket. Timing of this reoperative procedure varies greatly from surgeon to surgeon as well as in the literature. A change to a submuscular placement can be performed earlier. However for a capsuloraphy, a more mature well formed pocket lining, i.e. capsule is necessary. As you are four months out now, this procedure can likely be done now. Most cosmetic surgeons with a complication this early would perform this revisional surgery at no or minimal revisional cost. Best of luck, I'm sure in the future a more satisfactory result may be obtained.
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September 26, 2014
Answer: Capsulorophy required or change in implant position to submuscular placement. Dear Lola73, I'm sorry you've had a troubling time regarding your surgery. Breast augmentation has one of the highest patient satisfaction rates and I'm sure with a minimal revision, your surgery will prove satisfactory as well. Subglandular implants tend to have a very attractive appearance with very pretty definition, however they do tend to have slightly less support than a submuscular placement. This is especially true with a larger implant, and migration can occur. The textured implants due to their frictional coefficient do tend to minimize implant mobility as long as the pocket disection for the implant has been precise. In your situation, what needs to be done is either a capsulorophy (a tightening of the pocket) along the lateral and inferior aspect, or a change to a submuscular position with a new pocket. Timing of this reoperative procedure varies greatly from surgeon to surgeon as well as in the literature. A change to a submuscular placement can be performed earlier. However for a capsuloraphy, a more mature well formed pocket lining, i.e. capsule is necessary. As you are four months out now, this procedure can likely be done now. Most cosmetic surgeons with a complication this early would perform this revisional surgery at no or minimal revisional cost. Best of luck, I'm sure in the future a more satisfactory result may be obtained.
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September 25, 2014
Answer: When can revision surgery be performed to correct a breast augmentation problem? When can revision surgery be performed to correct a breast augmentation problem? As soon as it is recognized and the tissue has healed sufficiently to undergo the specific corrective procedure.Based on your photos it looks like the pocket of your right breast has shifted "down and out". Four months out from surgery I am unaware of anything other than pocket revision surgery that can correct this.When researching a plastic surgeon you should always ask about complication and revision rates (how frequently they occur). ALL plastic surgeons have complications, unexpected problems, and unfortunate outcomes. This does not necessarily mean error or incompetence on the part of the surgeon because there are some components of the healing process that are out of everyone's control. However some surgeons tend to have more complications than others and every patient should know before surgery what their chances are for needing another surgery.Patients should ask how frequently revision surgeries are necessary and what the policy is regarding payment for the surgery. Typically there will be more costs - it just depends on your surgeon as to how much that will be.
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September 25, 2014
Answer: When can revision surgery be performed to correct a breast augmentation problem? When can revision surgery be performed to correct a breast augmentation problem? As soon as it is recognized and the tissue has healed sufficiently to undergo the specific corrective procedure.Based on your photos it looks like the pocket of your right breast has shifted "down and out". Four months out from surgery I am unaware of anything other than pocket revision surgery that can correct this.When researching a plastic surgeon you should always ask about complication and revision rates (how frequently they occur). ALL plastic surgeons have complications, unexpected problems, and unfortunate outcomes. This does not necessarily mean error or incompetence on the part of the surgeon because there are some components of the healing process that are out of everyone's control. However some surgeons tend to have more complications than others and every patient should know before surgery what their chances are for needing another surgery.Patients should ask how frequently revision surgeries are necessary and what the policy is regarding payment for the surgery. Typically there will be more costs - it just depends on your surgeon as to how much that will be.
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September 29, 2014
Answer: Implants going to the side when lying down Normal breasts will fall to the side when lying down. The larger they are, the more they will fall to the side. Large breasts that are the result of implants can also fall to the side when lying down. The primary reason is a pocket that is larger than the implant, allowing the implant to move laterally. It is a difficult situation to correct unless you were to consider getting new implants which had a wider base with the same amount of projection. Your results are very acceptable. The best scenario you could hope for from your surgeon would be for your surgeon to do the next procedure without a surgeons fee, but most of the time you would be responsible for implants, facility fee and anesthesia fee.
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September 29, 2014
Answer: Implants going to the side when lying down Normal breasts will fall to the side when lying down. The larger they are, the more they will fall to the side. Large breasts that are the result of implants can also fall to the side when lying down. The primary reason is a pocket that is larger than the implant, allowing the implant to move laterally. It is a difficult situation to correct unless you were to consider getting new implants which had a wider base with the same amount of projection. Your results are very acceptable. The best scenario you could hope for from your surgeon would be for your surgeon to do the next procedure without a surgeons fee, but most of the time you would be responsible for implants, facility fee and anesthesia fee.
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