breast revision surgery

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Because of Dr. Leigh's extensive experience with augmentation mammoplasty, revisional augmentation is a significant portion of his practice. With time, even the best augmentation mammoplasty may be affected by eventual tissue sag or formation of capsular contracture that requires further surgery.

Other reasons for revisions may be dissatisfaction with the original surgery such as undesirable results in appearance, problems in how the implants feel, or often times the patient simply desires to be larger or smaller size.

To best correct these problems, Dr. Leigh gets a detailed history from each patient including information about the placement of the implant above or below the muscle, the type of implant, the date of the previous surgery and any significant events that may have lead up to the current problems.

Problems can be caused by issues such as trauma, infection, or pregnancy. Most importantly, Dr. Leigh will carefully review the patient's goals and expectations in order to arrive at a realistic treatment plan based on physical exam findings.

Revisional surgery is a specialized area of augmentation surgery and may require procedures not typically done with an original augmentation such as use of drains, massage techniques, prolonged breast fold support, or even use of oral medications in order to reduce undesired scar formations.

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