The patient is a woman who had breast augmentation and then exchange for a larger size elsewhere. She presented because she was dissatisfied with the contour deformity on the left lateral breast. We discussed that she would require capsulectomy (removal of orange peel like scar tissue) to allow the implant to expand into the breast …
Cases in Breast Augmentation Revision
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The patient is a woman in her 60’s who had silicone implants placed above the pectoralis muscle decades earlier. She had distortion secondary to contracture. The patient had capsulectomy (removal of the calcified shell around the implant) and placement of a new implant in the below muscle plane.
The patient is woman who had a nice result with her breast augmentation, but after several years, desired to be larger. With stretch of her tissues over the intervening years, her request for a change from 350 to 500 cc silicone implants could be accommodated. An important part of informed consent is patient understanding and …
The patient is a woman who had silicone gel implants placed greater than 20 years ago. She developed capsular contractures which distorted her breasts and were uncomfortable. She had capsulectomy (removal of the scar shell, or capsule) and replacement of the implants.
The patient is a woman who had breast augmentation approximately 20 years ago. She had early upward displacement of the implant. She recently had a right side deflation and presented for repair. She had the left side deflated in the office under local anesthesia to allow the breast tissue to recoil and be more symmetric …
The patient is a woman in her late 20’s who had breast augmentation with another surgeon 10 years prior. She wanted improved shape and increased size. She is 5’6″ tall and 115#. She had exchange for a round silicone implant Allergan SRF 415 cc. Implant capsule releases were towards the middle to improve cleavage as …
The patient is a woman in her late 20’s who had operation elsewhere 4 years prior to presentation. She was dissatisfied with her large size and implant mobility within the breast (note lateral position of the implant). She had implant size reduction and capsular repair with SERI silk scaffold reinforcement (note improved superior fullness and …
The patient is a woman in her 30’s who had breast augmentation elsewhere. She presented with right saline implant deflation and dissatisfaction with symmastia and too large implant size for her peference. Note how the implants touch in the center. This is due to overdissection of the pectoralis muscle on the sternal border such that …
The patient is a woman in her 50’s who had a left saline implant deflation with ptosis (droop) of the breast off the right implant secondary to aging. The right breast implant was deflated 2 weeks prior to operation ( not pictured) to encourage a more symmetric skin envelope. She had revision breast augmentation with …
The patient is 38 year old woman who had breast augmentation 15 years prior to presentation that was complicated by poor initial implant position then contracture (build up of scar tissue around the implant). She has revision with capsulectomy and Allergan SCM 405 cc silicone implants. The cohesive (more firm) implant hold the breast shape …