http://www.drdecherdblog.com/2009/03/revision-breast-augmentation/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:43:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.drdecherdblog.com/2009/03/revision-breast-augmentation/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Dr. Decherd Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:53:57 +0000 http://www.drdecherdblog.com/?p=85#comment-236 Sometimes when there is a severe contracture, if I remove the bad capsule (the covering around the implant) it "releases" the breast tissue and surrounding skin and lets it fall. So someone like that MAY need a lift. Although this can happen in either plane location, I think under the muscle holds the implant a little higher, and so it may exacerbate this problem. So I have left the implant on top of the muscle before (with the patient's permission, of course) to try and avoid a lift. Of course, the breast may sit a little lower, as well. Sometimes when there is a severe contracture, if I remove the bad capsule (the covering around the implant) it “releases” the breast tissue and surrounding skin and lets it fall. So someone like that MAY need a lift. Although this can happen in either plane location, I think under the muscle holds the implant a little higher, and so it may exacerbate this problem. So I have left the implant on top of the muscle before (with the patient’s permission, of course) to try and avoid a lift. Of course, the breast may sit a little lower, as well.

]]> http://www.drdecherdblog.com/2009/03/revision-breast-augmentation/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Andrew Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:04:19 +0000 http://www.drdecherdblog.com/?p=85#comment-234 Are there any concerns when revising a breast implant going from above muscle to below muscle as you've described? More specifically, does this affect how the skin falls around the implant? Are there any concerns when revising a breast implant going from above muscle to below muscle as you’ve described? More specifically, does this affect how the skin falls around the implant?

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