Corrective Breast Surgery | Breast Implant Removal

We use a sizing kit to help you decide what implant size is best for you. The sizing kit gives you and us an idea of what you are looking for. It’s useful to bring some of your own tops to see how you look with certain implant sizes. We also have access to 3D imaging which can give you a visual representation of what you might look like with different implants. The type of implants (round/ anatomical or teardrop) and where we place them (above/ below the chest muscle/ dual plane) will be explained to you in full.

If your breasts have become droopy, then you may be more suited to a breast enlargement combined with breast uplift (Augmentation Mastopexy). This will depend on several factors, such as the position of your nipples relative to your breast crease, what size implant you wish to have and whether you have had previous pregnancies/ weight loss.

If you are unsure about whether you may require an uplift, you can try our cosmetic surgery selector tool.

Breast implants need not be replaced after a set period. However, they can cause problems over time and may need to be removed or swapped for technical (implant rupture/ tight scar tissue) or cosmetic (change in breast shape over time/ after pregnancy/ weight loss) reasons. So it is crucial to know that you may require further breast surgery.

If you want a modest increase of one cup size, then fat transfer to your breasts may be an option. Fat transfer is a well-established plastic surgery procedure used in breast cancer patients for many years. Fat is removed from your tummy or thighs using liposuction. The fat is then prepared to remove blood and oil and injected into the breasts. Some of the injected fat will be lost over the first few months. The advantage of fat transfer is that you are not putting anything “foreign” or unnatural into your body. The main disadvantage is that only a modest enlargement can be achieved, and the increase in volume is not as reliable as using implants

Natural: Only uses your body’s tissues.

No Implants: Avoids implant risks, such as implant rupture and capsular contracture.

Can recontour the body: The liposuction used to harvest fat can reshape the body.
Avoids noticeable scarring: Only tiny incisions are used to harvest and inject fat.

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Limited enlargement.
Reabsorption of fat: Even in the best hands, the body will resorb some of the transferred fat. There is a chance that a large percentage of the transferred fat will be resorbed, with the result falling below expectations and the need for multiple treatments.
Not effective in correcting droopiness
More expensive. Fat transfer augmentation involves two procedures (liposuction plus breast augmentation) and is usually more expensive than breast augmentation using implants. Additional costs will be incurred should a repeat treatment prove necessary.

Remember:

You may not have enough fat to transfer to your breasts.
You may be happy with your figure and not wish to have it changed.
You may have enough fat for one transfer. What if you need a repeat treatment?

Women thinking about revision breast surgery will have some idea of what the procedure is like. There are similarities to the original process, but there can also be significant differences depending on the complexity of the revision procedure. A simple exchange of implants for comparable shape/ size can be straightforward as no major work is required on existing implant pockets. But if more complex surgery is needed, the operation will take longer, and the recovery will be more protracted. Examples of complex revisional surgery include correction of capsular contracture, implant malposition and breast uplift.