Breast Implant Removal
Many patients suffer from BII(Breast Implant Illness) from their saline or silicone breast implants. Although the exact cause and the mechanism are not known, these patients appear to exhibit a remarkably similar constellation of symptoms, often vague but very severe. They have been to many doctors, gone through numerous tests, tried various treatments without a resolution. For these types of patients, explantation surgery consisting of total capsulectomy and implant removal is a reasonable approach. Dr. Chun strongly believes and always perform total capsulectomy in these patients so as to provide the definitive answer as to whether their symptoms are or are not related to their implants. The technical difficulty associated with this surgery stems from the fact that submuscular implants are always stuck to the underlying rib cage. Dr. Chun has been performing this surgery safely since 1995 on over two thousand patients.
The option of simultaneous mastopexy(Mastopexy Photos) is available to patients. Implant removal not only reduces the breast size but also leaves a significant amount of loose skin in most patients. Mastopexy “tightens” the skin and soft tissue envelope and reduces/repositions areola(nipple is never detached). The anchor scar, consisting of circular scar around the areola and vertical and horizontal scars is typically used. For certain specific patients with tight, elastic skin combined with small implants may achieve a similar result with a circular areolar scar only.
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