Breast implants are not lifelong devices and it is important to have them exchanged or removed approximately every 15-20 years.

Information about procedure:

A breast implant removal requires an incision to be placed along the lower fold of your breast (the inframammary fold) or an incision around or below the areola.

Complication:

• Asymmetry
• Bleeding
• Fatty tissue found deep in the skin might die (fat necrosis)
• Fluid accumulation (seroma)
• Infection
• Numbness or other changes in nipple/areola sensation
• Numbness or other changes in skin sensation
• Persistent pain
• Poor healing of incisions
• Possibility of revision surgery
• Recurrent looseness of skin
• Scarring
• Skin discoloration and/or prolonged swelling
• Skin loss
• Suboptimal aesthetic result
• Unfavorable scarring