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If you are physically healthy and at a stable weight and feel that your current breast implants are not the right size and you want a breast increase or breast reduction without total breast implant removal, a breast implant revision surgery seems like the right choice.
Nevertheless, contact a breast implant revision specialist in order to get full information and have a medical examination.
An overnight stay is not required.
The surgery will take 1 to 2 hours.
The first step you take when preparing for a breast implant revision surgery should be to provide your doctor with information about the medical conditions you have and provide a list of medicines you receive for them. In this way, medicines that may affect the breast implant revision surgery results may be ruled out.
Additionally, you should share with your breast implant revision specialist the documentation regarding your previous breast enlargement surgery. Finally, it may be deemed necessary for you to stop smoking for some weeks and fast for some hours before your breast implant revision.
There are a few types of breast implant revision. Among them are:
Breast Enhancement or Augmentation– when patients think that their breast size is still too small and they decide to increase breast size with larger breast implants.
Breast Reduction – for patients who want small breast implants but not a breast implant removal without replacement.
Breast Implant Revision for medical or aesthetical reasons – some patients want or need breast implant revision surgery without changing the size of their breast implants. The reason is such a case may be a rupture in the breast implant or its deformation. For example, the double-bubble deformity is one of the most common problems in breast augmentation. It occurs when a breast implant is placed lower than the old inframammary crease.
Sometimes also the excessive scar tissue around breast implants is removed in order to make breasts softer. It can be also combined with a breast lift procedure.
The length of the breast implant revision recovery depends on the type of surgery performed. As is the case with the first breast augmentation, the surgery may result in bruising and swelling, which should recede within the first 3 weeks. However, if the breast implants are removed entirely, the recovery is usually shorter, with minimal discomfort.
Generally, breast implant revision specialists dissuade strenuous physical activities in this period. You may need to wear a compression garment in order to keep swelling at bay. Additionally, pain after this breast augmentation surgery should be bearable with medicines prescribed by your doctor.
While many breast implant revisions finish with success, still complications rarely occur. In some cases, breast implant revision surgery may lead to:
Infection
Excessive scar tissue
Breast Deformation
Bleeding
Poor healing of incisions
Anesthesia risks
Fluid accumulation (seroma)
Asymmetry
However, keep in mind that such events are unlikely to happen as a result of breast implant revision surgery.
While there is no exact data available, breast implant revision specialists agree that the success rate of this type of surgery is quite high, somewhere above 90%.
What is a Breast Implant Revision?
Breast implant revision with breast reduction may be an option for patients who want smaller breasts but are still enhanced according to the pre-implant situation.
Which one is Better: Saline Breast Implants or Silicone Breast Implants?
Breast implant revision surgery is a procedure during which doctors replace old breast implants with new ones. It can lead to breast reduction, breast increase, or leave the same size of implants and only fix the problem that occurred after the initial operation.
It is again up to you and your surgeon’s decision, both saline implants and silicone breast implants can give splendid results in the hands of an experienced and skilled breast implant surgeon.
What is better: Breast Implant Revision or Breast Implant Removal?
They are two different medical procedures. It depends on what you want – if you don't want breast implants, breast implant removal without a replacement could be a good option for you.
How long does it take before return to sports after the surgery?
3 weeks or more.
