A mother of 5 presents with recurrent capsular contracture of the right breast. She had a complete breast capsule scar removal from the right side and replacement
Dr. Miguel Delgado, M.D. has been performing breast revision surgery since 1989. He has made a point of informing women who choose to have breast augmentation surgery that it will be a long-term marriage between her and maintenance of her implants. In most cases, breast implants do not last a lifetime but will require some type of revision surgery at least once or more during their lifetime.
6 Part Video Shows Breast Revision Surgery
In order to fully explain and show examples of some breast revision cases, Dr. Delgado has put together a 6 part video showing the journey of 2 patients over a period of 6 to 7 months, from consultation through 5 weeks post-operative visits.
The first case is Michelle, who had silicone implants at the age of 18 in 1990. After a car accident, she had her implants replaced in 1996 when they became encapsulated. At this time she chose normal saline implants, for both surgeries her implants were placed over the muscle. She presents for breast revision surgery 10 years later due to her breasts feeling hard, uneven, painful, and sagging.
The second patient is Bea, to date, she has had 3 surgeries. In 1999, she had saline implants placed under the muscle desiring more volume after having 3 children. However, Bea developed mastitis, an infection of the breast tissue usually caused by breastfeeding. She had one implant removed for 8 months and then had smaller implants inserted. Within a year her left implant dropped, and the right implant developed a painful contracture creeping up high on her chest wall.
Consultation Through Post-Operative Visits
Dr. Delgado’s informative 6 part video follows the journey of these 2 women from their initial consultation, through their pre-operative visit with Dr. Delgado and Dr. Gaynor, the anesthesiologist, along with actual footage of their surgery in part 3. Part 4 is the first post-operative exam showing the removal of the drains. At the second post-operative visit, the sutures are removed. Part 5 shows the follow-up exams and the beautiful results for both women.
In the Patient’s Own Words!
The last part, part 6 is the patient’s impressions after 6 months. Michelle and Bea share with you how their breast revision surgery met their expectations. If you are having issues with your breast implants, call today (415) 898-4161 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Delgado.
