Breast Implant Revision/Correction Augmentation
Each year, many women undergo breast revision or correction augmentation.
One of the main reasons is deflation of the breast implant or to make their breasts smaller or larger than the previous surgery. Then there are those who were not happy with the original results of their first operation and would like to have breast implant revision to gain an appearance they can be happy with. Breast implant revision offers a solution to all of these women looking to re-do their breast augmentation.
The most common breast implant revision or correction issues:
| Implant Displacement or Bottoming Out: |
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Deformity of the augmented breast with loss of breast mound proportion by Bottoming Out of the implant below the original fold, and upward positioning of the nipples off the mound apex. |
| Symmastia |
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Unnatural touching of implants across the breastbone with elevation of the pre-sternal skin (Kissing Implants). |
| Capsule Contracture |
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Unnatural firmness of the breast implant augmentation result due to formation of a tense scar around the implant. There is also usually an unnatural appearance of the breasts in the instance of Capsule Contracture formation. |
| Implant Deflation |
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Loss of integrity of the implant shell, causing implant deflation. |
| Visible Implant Wrinkling |
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Visible implant wrinkling is a problem often in women with thin skin and thin soft tissue implant coverage, and especially with textured implants, or implants placed over the muscle. The problem occurs in two types: Shell Wrinklingseen at the outer and lower edges of the breasts, may be seen in any implant, but more often with implants over the muscle; and Traction Wrinkling, seen when the textured implant shell actually grabs the scar tissue surrounding the implant, and pulls the overlying skin and tissues inward. This can even pull the soft tissues away from the midline, causing less apparent cleavage, especially with heavily textured shaped implants. |
| Breast sag or Ptosis after augmentation |
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Increased appearance or accentuation of sag is sometimes an unexpected outcome of augmentation if pre-op shape and breast base dimensions are not taken into consideration when choosing the procedure, implant size or positioning. |
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