Breast implants can provide a long-lasting and natural way to enhance your body’s curves. In some situations, implants may rupture, leak, settle in the wrong place, or cause the painful formation of scar tissue. For patients in the La Jolla area who are dissatisfied with their implant placement, or who simply want to have their implants removed, Brucker Plastic Surgery offers a range of options.

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Problems That Breast Revision Can Correct

Complications after an augmentation can cause one of several concerns:

Bottoming out. Implants should add fullness to the upper swell of the breast. In a case of bottoming out, the implant moves to the bottom of the breast, creating an off-balanced look with nipples in a position that is too high on the breast mound or pointing upwards. Overly large implants or incorrect technique in creating the implant pocket can lead to this result.

Capsular contracture. In a normal augmentation procedure, the body forms a protective capsule around the implant. In some cases, a patient may form excessive scar tissue. This scar tissue, also called a “capsule” can contract, giving the breast a tight, high, misshapen, and unnatural appearance. Some patients have a genetic tendency to form thicker capsules. Improper handling of the implant during surgery and infection are theorized to be some of the other causes of contracture.

Poor scarring. Some patients may be prone to forming less than ideal scars due to genetics. Some surgeons heavily promote techniques that require shorter incisions or that place incisions in unobtrusive locations. In some cases, these techniques put undue strain on the incision site. Scars may not heal well as a result.

Shape and asymmetry. For a variety of reasons, your breasts may not be as beautiful, full, and natural-looking as they should be after your augmentation and/or breast lift surgery. Also, the breasts may not mirror one another as closely as you would like.

With a properly performed breast revision, La Jolla and Del Mar patients can improve these concerns and achieve the outcome they were originally hoping to get with surgery.

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Dr. Michael Brucker

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Frequently Asked Questions

Breast revision is often used to correct issues of asymmetry, whether caused by genetics or by an implant surgery that does not go according to plan.

Most patients who have breast augmentation find that their results look more and more natural as their recovery progresses. If you have the opposite experience, that likely means there is a complication that requires breast revision to address.

Capsular contracture involves the body reacting adversely to breast implants, resulting in scar tissue around the implants. Addressing this problem may require the replacement of implants as well as the fibrous scar tissue surrounding the implants.

A breast lift addresses the shape of the breast and the position of the nipple, providing a more youthful and lifted appearance. Dr. Brucker can always provide guidance about the merits of combining a breast lift with your breast revision, but it really depends on your aesthetic goals.

While there are risks involved with any surgery, these risks can be mitigated by choosing a surgeon who is well-trained, highly experienced, and board certified, like Dr. Brucker.

The goal is to provide patients with a long lasting result but longevity of results will depend on a number of factors including skin quality/integrity, genetics, UV exposure, use of supportive garments during high impact activities, etc.

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Breast revision can restore your appearance and your sense of self-confidence. At Brucker Plastic Surgery, we have decades of experience providing patients in the La Jolla and San Diego communities with excellent, natural-looking results. Schedule a consultation today at (858) 450-1776.