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Is it possible to do a breast implant explantation surgery under local anesthesia?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 35 years old. I am having breast implant explantation surgery in four days. I have bad anxiety and the thought of anesthesia really scares me. I am a mother and the thought of being over sedated or not waking up at all is frightening. My surgeon has agreed to use local and MAC an... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems you are worrying a lot about small things. About the anesthesia, you need to understand the reason behind why we give GA (general anesthesia) and not local in such surgeries. The doctor is going to open the breast tissue and will be inserting the implant and... Read Full »
My daughter has leakage from breast implants. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, Before eight years, my daughter underwent breast surgery. After that, she had a baby who is 18 months of age now. Before a month, she felt pain in one breast and went to GP. He did an X-ray, which showed a tear in one of the implants. Yesterday she visited a surgeon. He informed her that ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can assure that silicon from the ruptured implant will stay there only and it will not go anywhere in her body. Your surgeon is correct in telling you that the replacement can be done just after the inflammatory response settles down. It is better to remove the ruptured... Read Full »
I developed a deformity post- breast implant removal. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I got my breast implants (saline) removed two years ago. I had them for several years. Suddenly, I started having odd symptoms such as Raynaud's, poor circulation and heat, and redness in my hands and feet when hot. Since then I have changed my diet, started supplements, started low-dose... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, there is a possibility that the implants have been causing a foreign body reaction. Raynaud's can happen with these devices, as they trigger an immune reaction in the body. The good thing is that your ANA (antinuclear antibody) is negative or else we need to invest... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 38-year-old woman. Ten years ago, I had a double nipple-sparing mastectomy and submuscular breast implants which looked great. My mother had triple-negative breast cancer and I wanted to avoid the risk of having it myself. I was never tested for BRCA mutations. I never had any ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and I can understand your concern. As per your description, you do not have a family history of breast cancer or endometrial cancer, so there is no need to do BRCA (breast cancer) test unless there are major symptoms that denote breast cancer. ... Read Full »
What are 500 cc breast implants?
Query: Hello doctor, Is a 600 cc breast implant the same as a 500 cc implant filled to 600 cc? Is a 500 cc implant filled to 600 cc considered extremely large with more chance of rupture? Is going from A cup to C cup (350 cc) then going from C cup to possible D cup (500 cc filled to 600 cc) that big of a d... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your confusions. Let me tell you one thing. The implants are usually measured by three things, the volume, the base diameter and the height (profile). So the implants chosen will be on the basis of all the three criteria. An implant of 500 cc will have... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 45-year-old female, and I am generally in excellent health with no symptoms. Twenty years ago, I underwent breast augmentation surgery using a method that was considered safe at the time. Instead of using a silicone or saline-filled bag, they injected a substance called polyacryl... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern. Breast augmentation and related procedures fall under the purview of the plastic surgery department, which specializes in breast implantation. In the past, injections and gel were used, but nowadays silicone breast implants are the preferred op... Read Full »
What is the possibility of breast implant illness?
Query: Hello doctor, I have silicone mentor gel smooth round moderate profile breast implants that were placed befor years. I have reason to believe I have what the community is calling breast implant illness. I am curious if the integrity of the implant is intact and if there are any lesions that could b... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Breast implant illness is a term associated with symptoms of health concerns in women having breast implant surgery done. It includes a wide spectrum of physical symptoms and commonly involves fatigue, chest pain, headaches, anxiety, vision problems, nerve, and hormone ... Read Full »