Breast Explant Surgery in Beverly Hills: Breast Implant Removal

You might have experienced breast surgery before, but this journey is entirely different. Rest assured, with our expert guidance, any pre-op nerves will soon give way to trust and excitement about the transformation to come.

Your Consultation

At your consultation, you’ll share your concerns and aesthetic goals with Dr. Cat. From there, she’ll carefully assess your anatomy and medical history. After a detailed discussion, Dr. Cat gets to work, crafting a bespoke treatment plan customized to your body and unique needs.

As part of your preoperative workup, we may request blood work or breast imaging in preparation for your surgery. To guarantee a smooth and successful procedure, you’ll also receive preoperative instructions, which include refraining from smoking for a specified period and arranging transportation after your surgery.

Your Candidacy

It may be time to meet with a Beverly Hills Breast Explant plastic surgeon if you:

• Are in good overall health with no conditions or medications that could impair healing.
• Are unhappy with the size, shape, or appearance of your current breast implants.
• Suffer from capsular contracture (hardening of the tissue around the implant), implant rupture, or displacement.
• Experience symptoms potentially associated with breast implants, such as breast implant illness (BII).
• Your lifestyle or personal preferences have changed since getting your implants.
• Have had your implants for a long time and they’re due for replacement or removal.
• Find that your implants obscure mammography screenings.
• Experience pain or discomfort from the weight or position of your implants.
• Feel your implants no longer complement your body due to natural changes from aging or weight fluctuations. 
• Have balanced expectations and a clear understanding of your surgery’s limitations.

A rejuvenated, more confident you is waiting to emerge — you just have to take the first step.

Your Surgery

Before your breast explant surgery begins, you’ll receive local and general anesthesia. This allows you to slip into a peaceful slumber, ensuring your procedure is both painless and tranquil.

Once you’re sound asleep, Dr. Cat begins your Beverly Hills breast implant removal by making one of three potential incisions:

• Along the lower border of the nipple-areolar complex
• Around the entire border of the areola
• Along the inframammary fold (or breast crease)

Whenever possible, Dr. Cat tries to use your existing augmentation scar for the breast implant removal incisions, minimizing additional scarring.

From here, she carefully removes your existing implants.Additional Procedures

There are four approaches to capsulectomy surgery in Beverly Hills:

• Total capsulectomy: Removes the entire capsule and all surrounding scar tissue.  This is performed almost all the time for explants. It’s also for  thickening, calcification, or capsular contracture.
• Subtotal capsulectomy: Nearly all of the capsule is removed, typically when full removal risks damaging nearby tissues like the chest wall or lungs.

In some cases, she also performs a breast lift or mastopexy to tighten and shape the breasts.  This is usually the case if the patient had very large implants or if they have a lot of excess skin after implant removal.

But what if you want to remove your implants without sacrificing size or volume?

Many of our patients choose breast explant surgery then switch to a breast augmentation with fat transfer for a more natural enhancement.

No matter which route you take (and don’t worry, Dr. Cat will be there to assist), her commitment to achieving natural-looking results that align with your vision is second to none.