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Nurturing Your Healing: Essential Steps for Explant Surgery Recovery

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Breast implant removal surgery, or explant surgery, is a surgical technique. The time spent recuperating after explant surgery is crucial, as it allows the body to repair and readjust. Here are some essential factors to consider and recovery protocols to follow after Explant Surgery Recovery. Wound Care Explant Surgery Recovery effective wound management is crucial for making a full recovery. Your surgeon will give you detailed instructions on cleaning your incisions, changing your bandages, and whether or not you need antibiotic creams or other topical treatments. If you follow these steps, you'll reduce your risk of infection and speed up your recovery. Controlling Pain After an explant procedure, you might anticipate feeling some pain and discomfort. During the healing time, your doctor may prescribe pain medication or suggest that you try over-the-counter pain medicines. Take the medicine as prescribed, and let your healthcare provider know if the pain or other symptoms persis

Preparing for Your First Consultation with En Bloc Explant Surgeons

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If you are considering breast implant removal, en bloc explant surgery may be the best option for you. En bloc explant surgery involves removing the implant and the surrounding capsule in one piece to save you from the risk of silicone leakage or implant rupture.  If en bloc explant is the only way out for you, here are some tips to prepare for your first consultation with an en bloc explant surgeon. Conduct preliminary research  Before you type your search query for ‘ en bloc explant surgeons near me ’, you should be ready with your preliminary research. Keep your eyes wide open and learn some basics about the en bloc explant surgery before you are fed any information from the surgeon. When you already know a few things, you can easily raise questions to clarify your doubts.  Note Down Questions You are already anxious on getting this surgery done and so, you would have many doubts and concerns before you agree for the surgery. So, before you leave for your first consultation, you sho

Breast Implant Removal – A Quick Brief

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Breast implant removal is a cosmetic procedure that will reverse the results of your breast augmentation. The procedure simply removes the breast implants or revises the shape and size of them.  Most women who undergo breast implant surgery will also need a revision procedure. And some of these revision procedures include:  Repositioning the existing implants Removing the implants and replacing them with new implants.  Removing the breast implants permanently.  Many women face complications with breasts implants and your breast implant removal surgeon will advise you the right thing. Some of the common reasons women go for breast implant removal is:  They are facing breast implant complications.  It is their personal choice  There are other complications such as tension bands asymmetry, leakage of silicone, displacement and so on.  The breast implant surgery is done under general anesthesia and the procedure takes between one to three hours. The common procedures undertaken for breast

All About En-Bloc Capsulectomy

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We learn about different surgeries and today, we are here to explain about one such complex surgery that people undergo. It is En-bloc capsulectomy. It is different from regular capsulectomy. En-bloc capsulectomy is the complete removal of the scar tissue surrounding a breast implant but it happens in one complete piece. The surgery is about breast implant removal while it is still encased in the entire scar tissue capsule that surrounds it. The term En-bloc means ‘altogether.’  Many surgeons remove the capsule in pieces and others might leave a significant portion of capsules in the breast pocket. Neither of the techniques can match the precision of an en bloc procedure. The difficult for the patient is that he or she will never know what kind of capsulectomy is being performed on them, even if the surgeon claims to perform an en bloc capsulectomy.  The procedure is complex and it requires a great deal of precision on the part of the surgeon to perform the surgery successfully. We th

How To Identify Silicone Implant Rupture

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Nowadays, women have become very conscious about their bodies and of which the concept of silicone implants has gained enormous amounts of popularity. Silicone implants are basically silicone gel-filled breast implants which possess the ability to feel human fat. The majority of women prefer silicone breast implants as they almost feel and look like natural breasts. Although the idea of getting silicone breast implants might sound good, it has its own set of disadvantages. Many women who have invested in getting silicone breast implants have reported suffering from silicone ruptures which have caused them many problems. Few women have reported that they have suffered from silent silicone rupture, because of which it has become almost mandatory to be aware of the silicone implant rupture signs. Although some people might argue that it does not lead to anything serious like causing breast cancer or any reproductive problem, many plastic surgeons have confessed that it indeed is a headach

What to Expect After Breast Implant Removal?

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Women often undergo breast implants, but the implants need to be replaced after around ten years. Some women get their implants replaced after removal. Others often opt for breast implant removal or explant.  However, any women undergoing a breast implant have a lingering doubt regarding what to expect after breast implant removal . This post will shed some light on this topic. ●What is the Impact of Implant Size? The effect of breast implant removal often depends on the size of the implants. Women with smaller implants usually don't experience sagging or drooping. But getting larger implants often stretches the skin. Therefore, women with larger implants are more likely to experience sagging and drooping.  But the drooping and sagging after larger implant removal can be managed. Performing a breast lift can solve the problem of sagging and drooping after breast implant removal. The process of breast lift revolves around removing excess skin and reshaping the breast tissue.  ●Do Ag

What Are The Signs Of Silicone Implant Rupture?

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Silicone implants have thicker shells and more cohesive gel filler that originally gives the breast a proper shape. If you have a silicone implant and they rupture, there will be no reduction in the breast volume. You will notice a slight change in the shape of your breast. Your body may develop scar tissue around the implants.  We are here to make you aware of 3 signs of silicone implant rupture signs : 1- A rupture in your silicone breast implant can cause tender breast pain. The pain can also increase with time. 2- Silicone ruptures are also called ‘silent rupture.’ When the rupture takes place, the size of your breast will not reduce. You can notice a minimal change in the shape of your breast. It is highly recommended for the patients to have an MRI to ensure that there is no rupture in the implant. 3- Lumps or ripples are signs of silicone breast implant rupture. These are not immediately noticeable. It occurs a long while after the rupture has taken place. It is likely to be pre