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Breast
Implant Augmentation
Breast
Augmentation Cost
Types of Surgical Procedures
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Areola (Nipple)
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Transaxillary
(Underarm)
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Inframammary Fold
(Crease)
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Trans-Umbilical (Belly
Button)
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Submuscular (under
the muscle)
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Subglandular (over
the muscle)
Candidates For
Breast Implant Surgery
Types of Breast Implants
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Saline-Filled
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High Profile / Standard
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Expandable
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Smooth / Textured
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Round / Tear-Drop
Choosing The
Right Implant Size
Breast
Augmentation Consultations
- Preparing
For Your Consultation
- What To
Expect
Risks of
Surgery
Before Your
Surgery
During The
Procedure
After Breast
Augmentation Surgery
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Massage and
Compression
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Mammograms and
Self-Exams
Finding The
Right Cosmetic Surgeon
Before Breast Augmentation Surgery
Removing
Breast Implants
Breast Implant
Glossary of Terms
Breast Implant
Complications -
Re-Operations
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Removal
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Rupture / Deflation
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Capsular Contracture
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Breast Pain
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Breast Sensation Changes
Highland Plastic Surgery Centers is a division of
Highland Medical Centers
OTHER RESOURCES:
Highland Pain Institute
Highland Bariatric Institute
Highland Sleep Institute
Highland GERD Institute
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Breast Implant Removal
In some situations, patients that have obtained breast
implants may have to undergo a surgical treatment that
leads to the removal of breast implants. Reasons why
individuals want to have their breast implants removed
range from medical reasons to a desire to return to
their pre-surgery body shape to eliminating the hassles
caused by breast implants in their daily lives.
Regardless of the reason, breast implants can be
removed at any time for an individual with breast
implants.
Medically known as breast prosthesis, the removal of
breast implants is a simple medical procedure that can
increase in difficulty if it is being performed in
addition to another medical task. For example, many
breast prosthesis patients are undergoing the procedure
to resolve the condition of capsular contracture. That
condition results when capsules (scar tissue) that
forms around the breast implant begins to harden and
squeeze the implant causing discomfort in the patient.
In this scenario, breast prosthesis is used to remove
the breast implants as well as the capsules and local
silicone from the patient's body.
This treatment tends to be quick and requires little
recuperation time. For patients that are only
undergoing this treatment to remove their breast
implants, then the time needed to recuperate is
minimal. Patients that are undergoing breast prosthesis
for medical reasons will find that the time needed for
operation will increase. Additionally, the time needed
for recuperation will also increase. Whereas
individuals undergoing the removal of breast implants
for cosmetic reasons tend to experience little
discomfort during and following the surgery, the case
is different for patients undergoing this treatment for
medical reasons. Patients with capsular contracture
will find that they will experience a level of
discomfort comparable to their experiences obtaining
their breast implants. However, to minimize the pain
that a patient may experience following the surgery, a
plastic surgeon is able to prescribe oral medication
designed to control post-operation discomfort.
Breast prosthesis surgical procedures will also vary
depending on the reasons behind the procedure. Patients
that are solely undergoing this treatment for the
removal of breast implants will be able to have their
surgery performed with either local anesthesia or a
combination of sedation and local anesthesia or general
anesthesia. The choices for patients undergoing breast
prosthesis for medical reasons such as capsular
contracture are more limited. Typically breast
prosthesis for this group will be performed using
either sedation and local anesthesia or sedation and
general anesthesia.
The option of obtaining the removal of breast implants
is not one that breast augmentation patients consider
when they undergo this treatment. The best way to
sidestep this stage is to consider seriously whether
you want to obtain breast implants in the first place.
For patients undergoing breast prosthesis due to
medical complication, it is important that you are
having the best medical advice from a board certified,
highly qualified plastic surgeon that you can.
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