What conditions can be improved with breast implant revision surgery?

One of the main reasons for pursuing breast implant revision surgery is to adjust the size of your implants. Perhaps you are looking for smaller or larger implants, or you would like to have your implants removed completely. Other patients may be interested in changing from saline implants to silicone — often to correct placement issues (“bottoming out”).

Other issues that can be corrected with breast implant revision surgery include:

• Asymmetry: The breasts may appear uneven. This can be the result of an incorrect implant size or lack of tissue on one side.
• Bottoming out: One or both implants have dropped too low. This is usually due to the original placement method.
• Capsular contracture: Scar tissue around the implant has become thick and hard. This issue can also alter implant placement in an unfavorable way.
• Implant rippling: Visible wrinkles and ripples are visible under the skin of the breasts. This tends to happen in women who are quite thin and usually occurs on the edges of implants.
• Implant leaking or rupture: For various reasons, some implants may begin to leak or develop a rupture over time. Saline implants will be instantly noticeable if they leak and deflate; however, silicone ruptures can only be detected with an MRI.
• Symmastia: This happens when the breast implants were placed too closely together. It is usually due to choosing the wrong size, shape, or width of implant in the first place.
• Poor scarring or wound healing issues