IMPLANT REMOVAL
PERMANENTLY REMOVE - EXCHANGE - LIFT - ENHANCE WITH FAT-TRANSFER
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Women decide to remove their implants for various reasons. Some of the more commonly ascribed reasons include:
- No longer desire implants
- Excessive age of implants (more than 10 years old)
- Capsular contracture development (tight, firm or painfully hard breasts)
- Failure, leak or rupture of one or both implants
- Desired change in implant plane is desired (subglandular vs. subpectoral, etc.)
- Desired change in implant type or size
- Concerns for breast implant related illness
If one opts to remove their implants, the next decision to make is what to do next:
- Remove existing implants alone with pocket closing capsulorrhaphies
- Remove existing implants and replace with new implants
- Remove existing implants and lift breasts (mastopexies)
- Remove existing implants and transfer fat to breasts
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Do I Need an En Bloc Capsulectomy?
Probably not. An en bloc capsulectomy is an oncologic surgical procedure where tissue is removed with a margin of normal surrounding tissue as well; this is generally reserved for treatment of cancer diagnoses. When people talk about en bloc capsulectomies in the world of implant removal, they usually mean an intact capsulectomy. An intact capsulectomy removes the breast implant with the intact capsule in place as one unit. This procedure can be helpful if the patient has a ruptured silicone implant because it contains the silicone material inside the capsule. (The capsule is just the name given to the lining of tissue directly adjacent to the implant). Capsulectomy with implant removal is also an effective method for treating capsular contracture, which is a thick & tight scar around an implant.
Currently, there is no evidence that an intact capsulectomy is more efficacious in improving symptoms of breast implant related illness as compared to a total capsulectomy, a partial capsulectomy or implant removal alone
Some women are also looking to change, remove or replace existing implants without leaving residual or previous scar tissue in place. An en bloc capsulectomy procedure at Robey Plastic Surgery can be and ideal procedure to reach these goals.
Women chose to undergo an en bloc capsulectomy with implant removal for both cosmetic and medical reasons. Some common reasons women select this procedure include the following:
- Development of capsular contracture in one or both breasts
- Development of pain, firmness or breast distortion due to capsular contracture
- Failure, leak or rupture of one or both implants
- Excessive age of implants (well beyond 10 years)
- Desired change in implant plane is desired (subglandular vs. subpectoral, etc.)
- Desired change in implant type or size
- Would like implants and associated implant-related scar tissue removed
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Implants contained within capsules.
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Right implant removed from the capsule.
ButtonThis particular implant is noted to be intact. This is an older-generation, less cohesive silicone gel implant.
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Removed capsule from implant.
ButtonSemi-translucent capsule held up for closer viewing.
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