Are you a good candidate for breast revision surgery?
There are many reasons to have revisional surgery for the breasts. Having previous breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, or surgical procedures such as breast biopsy or lumpectomy may make you a candidate for a revision.
Breast augmentation revision can be performed for patients who would like a different size implant or a switch between saline and silicone. These procedures can also be performed for someone who may want to switch out a silicone implant for one of the new gummy bear silicone implants. Over time, the concept of ideal breast appearance can change for an individual. As women mature, their bodies change. Additionally, women may decide they want the breast to be smaller or larger. This is the most common reason for breast revision surgery after breast augmentation.
If you have had a previous breast lift, you may choose to have revisional surgery years later. As gravity has a continued effect on the breast itself, some people want to have their breasts lifted again. As women mature, have children, breastfeed, have hormone changes and gain or lose weight, the breasts go through significant changes. Additionally, as women go through menopause, the dense breast tissue changes to a less firm fatty tissue adding to the sagginess of the breast. Another reason for revisional surgery after breast lift may be to improve unwanted scarring. With surgery, there is always a scar. At times, we can improve upon the look of a scar by revising it.
Breast reduction is another reason to have revisional breast surgery. There are many cases of women who have had a breast reduction and, as the body changes with pregnancy, nursing, or maturing, they may have enlargement of the breasts again. This is usually related to weight gain or loss but may be a natural hormonal change for some women. A revisional breast reduction can also be performed if there is asymmetry in the breast from a previous procedure. If one breast is larger than the other or one is slightly higher, it can be made smaller or lifted higher.
People will also visit us for breast revision surgery after medical procedures that have been done to or around the breast which cause abnormalities in the contour. Revisional breast surgery can be done to improve the contour irregularities after a breast biopsy, lumpectomy, or the removal of other skin cancers on the breast.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding revisional breast surgery, please contact me, Dr. Timothy Janiga for your cosmetic consultation.
