Scottsdale – In certain situations, a woman may want to exchange her breast implants.

Common reasons for Breast Implant Exchange in Arizona.

Some women request breast implant exchange simply because of the age of the implants. Others may decide to upgrade to a bigger cup or from saline breast implants to silicone breast implants.  The most common reason for implant exchange in our practice has been the desire to change the size of the breast cup. Women may also experience sagging of the breasts some years after the original procedure, and may request implant exchange and breast lift as a simultaneous procedure. We also see patients requesting breast implant exchange for an unnatural firmness or capsular contracture, for the treatment of ripples or for deflated implants.

Breast Implant Exchange may be a faster recovery.

A breast implant exchange procedure is generally easier and less invasive than the original breast surgery. Patients usually experience less pain and have a faster recovery because the pocket for the breast implants already exist. This is especially true if the patient has large breast implant pockets that are soft and require no manipulation of scar tissue.

Capsular contracture makes breast implant exchange more challenging.

When the capsule surrounding the breast implant is tight and scarred, then scar tissue manipulation will be required to place the new breast implants. If significant scar tissue correction is required during a breast implant exchange, then there is more discomfort. If any part of the breast implant scar capsule has to be removed at the time of breast implant exchange, a procedure called capsulectomy, then there may be more discomfort. Breast implant exchange surgery is an option for patients requesting to improve on the results of a previous breast augmentation.