Incorrect positioning of a breast implant can lead to various deformities and/or patient complaints depending on how the implant pocket was created during the previous breast augmentation surgery, and what exactly caused implant misplacement.
The cost is specified for the correction of placement for one implant.
Common complaints associated with incorrect positioning of a breast implant include the breasts being joined in the middle of the chest (symmastia), the appearance of double bubbles at the lower breast fold, breast deformation or cleavage widening, and nipple asymmetry due to improper implant placement, trauma or erroneus physiological processes.
After actual deformity identification, a corresponding procedure and surgical plan can be developed and implemented to correct the improper positioning of the implant. There are no reliable “non-surgical” medical procedures available for implant malposition correction. As of now, surgery is the only recommended option, and the exact scope and type of surgery varies. In any case, getting examined and consulted by a cosmetic surgeon is a proper course of action.
Breast implant revision surgery, like any other planned surgery, starts with examination and surgery planning to guarantee the patient’s safety and intervention’s efficiency. After proper preparation, the patient is placed under general anaesthesia. The exact course of intervention depends on nature of the malposition. In certain cases, capsulorrhaphy is performed – surgical correction of the implant’s capsule shape and placement. Symmastia requires deeper kind of intervention. In some cases related to nipple position reverse approach makes sense – it is simpler and similarly effective to reposition nipple instead of relocating the implant. The exact procedure is determined during consultation with the operating surgeon, who takes into account the nature of issue, patient’s anatomical features and personal desires.
