Is There Such a Thing As Tissue Recoil After Breast Explant Without Replacement Implants and if So How Long Does It Take?

Good day! Generally after explantation, the shape and size of the breast will be unpredictable. Result varies between patients and it will largely depend upon their age, duration and size of the implant, or previous state of their breasts like existing anatomy, deformity, previous surgerie...

I usually don't look at final results too closely for three to six months following surgery.  After explantation you have lost a lot of volume through the removal of your implants.  It takes awhile for the tissues to tighten back down.  If your nipples are still inverted after...

      I would not recommend leaving in the shells indefinitely.        Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Many patients report the recovery and healing is much more easier than the original breast augmentation procedure. Swelling is not uncommon but it is certainly not as common and for as long as it may be following an augmentation. The #incisions should take approximately a week or two to heal up....

Sorry to hear you feel your implants are too big for you. At three weeks out, there is still some added volume from swelling, but your plastic surgeon is in the best position to know. Breast implants can be removed at any time, and the sooner, the more likely that the skin will recoil. Every...

At this point, the best advice is to give it time to heal.  I would give it a minimum of 3 months.  If there is still an indentation at that time, you can consider fat transfer to fill in the indentation.