Breast implant removal (explant surgery) is often thought of as undoing an augmentation. It is not. It is a separate operation on tissue that has changed since the implants went in, and it carries its own set of complications that are different from the ones discussed before the original surgery.
If you are planning to have your breast implants taken out, one of the first things you will want to know is what the recovery is actually like. This guide to breast implant removal recovery walks through it week by week, from the day of surgery to the point months
Some patients decide to have their breast implants removed and, in the same discussion, ask what happens to the shape of the breast once the implant is gone. For many, removing the implant on its own leaves a skin envelope that is larger than the breast tissue left behind, and
Combining two operations changes recovery. When I remove breast implants (explant surgery) and perform a breast lift (mastopexy) in the same operation, you are recovering from more than either procedure would ask of you on its own. This article sets out what that recovery involves, week by week, so you
Breast implants are among the most common devices used in surgery. One of those risks is a rare cancer called breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, usually shortened to BIA-ALCL. It is uncommon, it is linked mainly to breast implants that have a textured surface, and for most patients
Removing and replacing breast implants at the same time as a breast lift (mastopexy) is a combined operation, and the recovery is different from either procedure on its own. In my practice I see patients who are having their existing implants exchanged for new ones and, in the same operating