Reconstruction Revision

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coffee4me
coffee4me Member Posts: 43
edited March 2015 in Breast Reconstruction

I ended making a appointment with Dr. Richard Klein in Orlando. I thought he was very nice and knowledgeable. I am suppose to have my breast reconstruction of 2 plus years revised. He said that my implants are like trapped in scar tissue. I believe the name was capsular contracture. The implants don't have anywhere to expand to. They don't don't have a nice shape at all! I have excess skin from where the implants never moved into. He is going to go in and take out old implants. Putting new ones in and increasing to bigger size to take up more skin. He is going to clean the breast pocket sort of speak. Basically will be starting all over. He is going in under my breast, not through my original scars. Has anyone had this done? Nervous but hoping for good results:)

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  • mjh1
    mjh1 Member Posts: 445
    edited March 2015

    The only comment I can make at this point is in regard to the incision.  I had my original bilateral mastectomy, TE exchange surgery, and 1 revision surgery all done though the same incision under the breast.  You can hardly notice it and it just looks like a dark shadow.  I beleive the key is constant moisturizer on the scar and of course how any prior scars have healed on you.  Good luck!!!

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