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> Implant Volume / Size Revision

Patients with saline implants who aren't happy with the volume or size of their breasts can elect to have revision surgery to add or remove saline from their implants. Silicone patients would have to purchase a new silicone implant in the desired size.

> Capsular Contracture

This is the most common complication for breast implant patients. A capsule is the fibrous tissue that grows around the breast implant (as with any foreign object placed in the body).

> Symmastia

The breasts appear too close at the center and the implants can appear to be touching each other. Symmastia (aka - uniboob, breadloafing) occurs only when an implant is placed under the muscle (submuscular) and the pectoralis muscle is severed from the sternum.

> Bottoming Out

Breast implants that have bottomed out can have nipples that appear too high or an inframammary fold that appears unnaturally low.

> Ruptured Implants

Decreased breast size, uneven breasts, pain or swelling can indicate a ruptured breast implant (saline or silicone breast implants). Most ruptures are covered by the implant manufacturer, although surgical costs for replacing the damaged implant are still incurred.

> Double Bubble

When tissue hangs beneath an implant which has been placed submuscular, this is referred to as a double bubble or high-riding implant. This usually occurs with an individual who has sagging breasts before their breast augmentation surgery.

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