Breast Implant Removal in Temecula

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Breast augmentation is one of the most gratifying procedures a woman can have during their lifetime and that is evidenced by the twenty million patients with implants today. Some patients require secondary surgery for one reason or another during their lifetime. For example, a patient may, at some point, want to change the size of their breasts or may develop sagging of their breast with the aging process. And there are some patients who decide, at some point in their life, to remove their breast implants.

Reasons to Remove Breast Implants

Despite the gratification that breast implants bring to patients, some may simply decide at some point they wish to have their implants removed permanently. Other patients may have developed some problems with their implants from their initial procedure or develop issues with time. An example of the first situation is that a small percentage of patients may have developed some thickening of the scar around the implant after their initial surgery. This scar can affect how the implants look and feel, but despite this change in shape, most patients would rather have the shape the implant has given them rather than have them removed. At some point, however, the patient may simply feel the implants are no longer important for them as they used to be and wish to have the implant removed. Some patients may feel frustrated and unsure as to whether to remove their implants. And that is why it is a very good idea to discuss all of the alternatives with a plastic surgeon to see which alternative is best for you, for your wishes and goals and for your specific anatomy.

An example of an issue that may occur long after breast augmentation surgery is the development of drooping with the aging process or after childbirth and breast feeding. These processes may cause looseness of the skin of the breast with resultant sagging. Most patients wish to retain their implants and wish the sagging corrected but there are a smaller number of patients who simply wish to have their implants permanently removed and a breast lift performed.

Breast Implant Illness

Uncommonly, some patients may develop symptoms such as memory loss, body pains, and joint pains and feel their symptoms may be caused by their breast implants. They then seek consultation regarding their removal. Though the phrase “breast implant illness” appears on the internet many times over, there has been no scientific correlation between these symptoms and the presence of breast implants, either saline or silicone gel.

Despite this lack of correlation between illness symptoms and breast implants, patients may opt to have their implants removed to see if their symptoms will abate. As patients are healthy, it is certainly safe to remove implants in these situations.