A long term followup on a mother of 2 in her early 50’s who presented in her mid 30’s with deflated breasts after pregnancy. She is 5’ 4” and 116 lbs.
She elected for a smooth round saline implant placed through a vertical mastopexy position in a subglandular space. When the breasts are a little droopy the subglandular placement allows the implants to settle with the breasts and avoid a “waterfall “ effect of the implants falling off of a mound which can happen with a subpectoral placement. We were conservative with the size of the implants which have prevented excessive stretching and still fit her frame. Her breasts have changed remarkably little in the 15 years since her surgery.
She asked about whether she should change her implants now that they are 15 years old- the answer is no- she is doing great, and it will be easy to tell if and when her implants eventually leak because the saline implants will visibly deflate. But even though 8% of saline implants may have leaked by 10 years, the rest have not and she will hopefully get many more years out of her implants.
followup on a mother of 2 in her early 50’s who presented in her mid 30’s with deflated breasts after pregnancy. She is 5’ 4” and 116 lbs.
She elected for a smooth round saline implant placed through a vertical mastopexy position in a subglandular space. When the breasts are a little droopy the subglandular placement allows the implants to settle with the breasts and avoid a “waterfall “ effect of the implants falling off of a mound which can happen with a subpectoral placement. We were conservative with the size of the implants which have prevented excessive stretching and still fit her frame. Her breasts have changed remarkably little in the 15 years since her surgery.
She asked about whether she should change her implants now that they are 15 years old- the answer is no- she is doing great, and it will be easy to tell if and when her implants eventually leak because the saline implants will visibly deflate. But even though 8% of saline implants may have leaked by 10 years, the rest have not and she will hopefully get many more years out of her implants.
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