Breast Implant Removal - How and Why It’s Done

Once people age, they usually start thinking about getting a breast implant removal surgery since they feel like it’s not appropriate for them anymore to have large breasts. Yet aside from this particular reason, anyone contemplating about having their implants taken out must really take into consideration why they want to do it and then discuss with their surgeons the pros and cons of such procedure so that regrets will be avoided later on.

This cosmetic process of breast implant removal is fast and simple. What your surgeon will do is to eliminate every bust implant matter, such as the lining and all silicon materials found on your breast. After which, the bust will be fully cleaned and washed from any trace of implant’s capsule and silicon within it.  To make it hassle-free, the implants are typically taken out whole by the surgeon.

Patient may worry about obtaining extra scars and having drooping breasts in case they decide to undergo a breast implant removal surgery. But since doctors will use the old incision when you had your bust augmentation before, there will be no added scars. With regards to the common notion of breasts drooping after the implants are taken out, that will not happen as the bust will continue to develop more tissue to keep its volume and shape in normal condition. 

After the procedure, the breast tissue will remain in good shape, plus every implant component will be totally taken out form the bust.  Despite the fact that your once bigger bust will decrease in size, it’s just fine because they will still look firm and are free from having extra scarring following the completion of your breast implant removal surgery.

Mr. Adrian Richards explains the reasons why one might consider Removal of Breast Implants, what it entails, and how the breasts are likely to appear after the surgery.

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Possible Illness Caused by Breast Implant Replacement

Every year in the month of October is considered to be a month of awareness about breast cancer and how to fight this deadly disease. A recent study done by FDA (Food and Drug Administration Agency) revealed that one of the breast implant replacement side effects could bring a rare form of illness called Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma or ALCL. This disease, attributed to breast implants, is not cancer. It is a form of lymphoma that harms the body’s white blood cells, also called as the T cells.

The Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, according to medical literature, doctors and implant providers, is usually present among women who have undergone breast enlargement. The tumor does not originate from the bust itself but on the scar tissues around the breast implants. Fortunately, compared to the usual Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, the ACLC due to breast implant replacement is not a lethal condition and can be cured easily with the use of modern methods of treatment. 

As I mentioned it already, ALCL development brought about by breast implants occur to those women who have breast implant replacement due to the fluids around their implants that does not dried-up or go away. Even if it’s still unknown why implants may possibly cause for the formation of ACLC, medical researchers think that it comes from the shell of the implant (present in saline implants for they have silicone shell too) that may produce cancerous modification in the white blood cells. Yet, not enough evidence can justify if this is truly the root of the ACLC occurrence among ladies with breast implants. 

To this day, about five to ten million of women allegedly obtained breast implants but only a small number have acquired ACLC. It is still not clear why implants could lead to ACLC. It’s recommend though for women experiencing problems with their implants to visit their cosmetic surgery and have a talk regarding the possibility of them getting a breast implant replacement or removal to help secure their implants status and their health too. 

In this video, Mr Adrian Richards explains what are the reasons to consider Removal or Replacement of Breast Implants, who should consider the procedures and how would that affect the appearance of your breasts.

For more information, please contact one of our dedicated patient advisers on 01844 214362.