Breast Implant Replacement
Treatment overview
The most common reason for breast implant replacement is a change of size, and although most procedures are to increase cup size, many women want a reduction in volume.
Though some women keep their implants for decades, most have them exchanged within the first ten to fifteen years after surgery. Implant exchange is usually much less invasive than the original surgery because the implant pocket already exists. If a change of pocket placement is involved (for extra support) or if a capsulectomy is required (due to capsular contracture), then surgery will be more involved. Often it will be necessary to place a much larger volume of implant to maintain the same pre-operative cup size.
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See more detailsThere are several common reasons patients exchange their breast implants:
- A change of implant size or volume
- Upgrading to the latest generation implants
- It’s been 10-15 years since your first surgery
- You experience rippling of the implant
- The implant has become ruptured
- You have experienced capsular contracture
- A change of pocket (usually from a sub-glandular to a sub-muscular pocket)
- Concerns about macro-texturing and BIA-ALCL