Breast Implant Removal

Unlike other cosmetic operations, breast implant can be removed if you wanted to. And actually a lot of women choose to have their breast implants removed after having it. There are number of reasons why women decided to get their breast implants, it is either medical or personal reasons. Others just wanted to get those implants because they no longer want or need it. The removal of breast implants are sometimes called breast explanation or breast prosthesis. It is a very simple procedure that would last in about an hour. There are two kinds of anesthesia and that includes local or general anesthesia. In regards with that matter, your doctor will be the one to decide on what will be appropriate for you. With saline breast implants and breast augmentation, doctor deflates the implant before removing it.

The following are medical reasons for breast implant removal.

Breast Implant Removal

1. Capsular contracture. It happens when tissue forms around the implant causing breast stiffness.
2. Implant rapture or split.
3. Necrosis or dead tissue forms around the implant.
4. The body personally rejects the implant.

The following are personal reasons for breast implant removal.

1. The implants are too large or too heavy to carry.
2. The implants are too small.
3. Sometimes patients are dissatisfied with the breast implant size and shape.
4. Patients sometimes wanted to return to one’s pre-surgical figure.