Breast surgery will be carried out under general anaesthesia. For breast implant replacement, the same incision used to insert the implant is usually used. In some cases, the incision may need to be lengthened to remove the affected capsule. Sometimes a combined operation is performed – breast lift and implant replacement. In this case, additional scars may occur (around the areola, upright, under the breast). You will discuss this with your doctor during the consultation. Possible ways to replace the implant: under the pectoral muscle, which is located between the breast gland and the thorax,
below the breast gland above the pectoral muscle,
partly by relaxing the breast tissue under the pectoral muscle (the so-called dual pole method).
Implant replacement surgery is usually similar to primary breast augmentation surgery. The operation is complicated by the additional need to remove the affected capsule and lift the breast tissue. In these cases, the operation is more complicated and longer, the risk of postoperative bleeding is higher and the patient must spend more time in the clinic after the operation. After the operation, the breasts are covered with a special bandage and the patient wears a special bra.