Mayo-Clinic trained, board-certified Nashville plastic surgeon Chad Robbins’ breast implant removal surgery reverses previous breast augmentation procedures, restoring the breasts to a pre-augmented state. Breast implant removal may be the best option for patients experiencing health issues, ruptured or damaged implants, neck and back pain, or who are merely unhappy with the size and shape of their breasts. This procedure generally takes only one to two hours to complete.
Under sedation, Dr. Robbins will make an incision along the original incision line and remove your implant. If new implants are desired, Dr. Robbins will insert and position them into the pocket before closing the incision. For patients who have experienced a ruptured implant, any residual gel will also be removed before the incision is sewn shut. To find out what you can expect from a breast implant removal, see the before and after images below:
