Medically reviewed by
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Işık Erdal, MD, FACS, FEBOPRAS
Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeon
· Last reviewed
Most revision cases fall into one of five categories, often combined. Each is a distinct surgical problem with its own diagnostic logic, technique selection, and recovery profile.
Revision is not a single operation. The right surgical plan depends on what specifically went wrong with the primary surgery — and there are five common things that go wrong. Each requires different techniques, different operative time, and different recovery. Most revisions involve more than one of these categories simultaneously.
Going larger, smaller, or correcting asymmetric volume. The most requested revision indication. Technical challenge varies — going smaller is usually straightforward; going larger requires pocket adjustment.
Read more →The body has formed a tight scar capsule around the implant. Baker grade 3-4 with palpable firmness, distortion, or pain. Treatment is capsulectomy combined with implant exchange.
Read more →The implant has moved out of where it should be. Bottoming out, lateral displacement, symmastia, double bubble. Internal capsulorrhaphy and pocket reconstruction.
Read more →Old implants out, new ones in. For age, change in preferences, surface change, or to update from older implant designs. Often combined with profile change.
Read more →Removal of breast implants without replacement. With or without en bloc capsulectomy. With or without concurrent breast lift.
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