“When and why should breast implants be replaced?” – is quite a common question among those who plan to or have already undergone breast augmentation surgery. There’s quite a range of medical scenarios that call for breast implant revision surgery or breast implant removal.
Most common causes for breast implant replacement are:
Different causes of implant replacement call for different approaches. In any case a consultation with a cosmetic surgeon is a must, to determine exactly what and why is happening, take any contraindications into account and gather all information necessary for safe and effective surgery. Based on this data and patient’s individual needs a course of action is shaped, which may involve total removal of the implants, replacement with an implant of different shape and type (saline filling or silicone gel filling), correction of placement and fixation, etc.
