Breast Implant Revision Before And After Photos

The duration of breast implant removal is anywhere between 1 and 3 hours. This depends on what you currently have and what else you need done. If you’re getting complete capsulectomy (Enbloc), and a breast lift or fat transfer afterwards, then the procedure will need more time to be performed.

Breast implants are not lifetime devices. On average, breast implants should be removed or replaced after 10-15 years. After a decade, breast implants are more likely to cause complications such as capsular contracture, rupture, and malrotation. Breast implant revision surgery or implant removal can be done to rejuvenate your breasts again.

Yes, it’s possible. Explant remorse is a feeling some patients experience after having their implants taken out. You might feel like your new breast shape and size does not live up to your expectation and that your breasts looked better with implants. The good news is that you can always get another breast augmentation or fat transfer if you feel like you want it.

If you don’t like your implants or they’re causing you annoying symptoms like BII, then having them removed can make you feel better and healthier. It’s important not to seek approval from others and always decide what you want to do with your own body.

Implant leaking can cause breast asymmetry, deflation, deformity, and breast pain. You may also have some symptoms of BII – Breast Implant Illness.

PIP Implant Rupture and Risk to Patients

About 5000 breast surgery patients had PIP Breast implants from around 2000 to 2010. A breast implant manufactured in France by the PIP company.

In 2012, plastic surgeons internationally found that PIP implants appear to have a higher rate of rupture. It was found the implants had been manufactured with non-medical grade silicone and in fact, they have been manufactured using industrial-grade silicone.

The facts are:

• There is evidence that these implants tend to have a high rate of rupture
• The risk of toxicity from these implants is only theoretical currently
• The situation is causing a lot of concern for women who have PIP implants or PIP implants have been withdrawn from the  market

Plastic surgeons have been working together internationally to establish a clearer picture as to what this means for patients.

As a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, I can report that in our opinion these implants should be removed if there is adequate anxiety for the patient, or evidence of rupture.

Genuine anxiety certainly does exist and anxiety can lead to the presentation of medical symptoms secondary to stress. Removal of these implants may well alleviate any symptoms that patients are suffering and certainly will relieve anxiety.

Investigation of whether these implants have ruptured or not has recently been made simpler with the Department Of Health rebating investigations such as scans, to see if the implants are in fact ruptured or intact.

For further information about receiving a scan, I suggest you visit the Department of Health website (below) where you can be directed as to how to receive a scan to establish whether the implant is in fact leaking.

If the PIP implant, or any implant  is found to be leaking, ruptured, or bleeding, ,  it certainly should be removed and replaced with a different breast implant though even if the implant is not shown to be leaking on the scan and anxiety levels are high, it is recommended that the implant be removed and replaced.

There are some important things to remember though regarding breast implants and rupture.

• At this stage, it is reasonable to remove the ruptured PIP implants or implants that are causing anxiety and replace them with an implant made by a different manufacturer which has not had these problems (Motiva or mentor).
• Breast augmentation remains a safe and reliable surgical procedure.

I hope this has been helpful and if patients do require further information I would suggest they contact the plastic surgeon who inserted their breast implants.  This will allow you to determine if the implant used was in fact one that has been associated with rupture or a different brand.

If you are unable to ascertain the type of your implant I would recommend that an MRI scan would be the simplest non-invasive method to establish if the implant was in fact ruptured or leaking.

More information is available on the Queensland Department of Health Website

Breast implant removal surgery is best performed by a specialist plastic surgeon with experience in explantation surgery./accordion-item]

How long do drains stay in after explant?

If required, your Surgical drains usually stay in for 2-3 days after your breast removal surgery.

Outcomes of Implant Removal and Capsulectomy for Breast Implant Illness in 248 Patients

Aesthetic outcome of breast implant removal in 85 consecutive patients

The Case for Breast Implant Removal or Replacement Without Capsulectomy

BIA-ALCL and Textured Breast Implants: A Systematic Review of Evidence Supporting Surgical Risk Management Strategies

• Breast Fat Transfer
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Lift
• Breast Reconstruction
• Breast Asymmetry
• Tuberous Breast Correction
• Breast Implant Revision
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Implant Replacement
• Inverted Nipple Correction

If required, your Surgical drains usually stay in for 2-3 days after your breast removal surgery.