Removal of Breast Implants

Removal of Breast Implants

Many clients present seeking removal of breast implants — or for reversal of a previously performed breast augmentation.

Many clients underwent breast augmentation in their younger years or shortly after childbirth, and after enjoying their augmented breasts for decades, are seeking a return to a smaller cup size.

Common reasons that clients offer for seeking removal of implants are as follows:

• The voluptuous shape popular in the past is no longer as fashionable.
• The original augmentation is no longer suitable to a changed body type
• They have difficulty finding brassieres and clothes that fit their augmented breasts 
• The implants are heavy and impede physical activity

Removal of an implant is necessarily accompanied by a breast lift.  I have found success with the limited vertical incision mastopexy – sometimes referred to as the lollipop incision.  However, removal of larger implants may require more extensive incisions.  In some cases, a smaller implant may be combined with a mastopexy in order to achieve the desired results.In general, I find that clients accept the incision required for explantation to be quite acceptable in exchange for a smaller, shapely, and more manageable breast size.  Ultimately, clients are guided by a desire for an improved daily quality of life.

If you are considering revision of removal of breast implants, please arrange a personal consultation at the Reddy Aesthetic Institute.