Restore your natural shape and comfort with breast implant removal, a procedure that safely takes out implants while refining your breast contour. Dr. Kasandra Dassoulas provides skilled, compassionate care and advanced techniques to help you reclaim your shape.
Regain Your Natural Breast Shape
Breast implant removal is a surgical procedure that takes out one or both implants, often performed due to changes in aesthetic preferences, implant complications, or concerns about implant integrity. In some cases, it may be paired with a breast lift (mastopexy) or fat grafting to restore a natural shape and contour. Dr. Dassoulas performs all surgeries in accredited surgical facilities using advanced techniques to ensure a safe procedure and beautiful, balanced results.
Common Reasons for Breast Implant Removal:
- Desire to return to a natural breast size or shape
- Implant rupture, leakage, or other integrity concerns
- Capsular contracture causing hardness or discomfort
- Implant malposition or asymmetry affecting appearance
- Persistent breast pain or physical discomfort
- Changes in aesthetic goals or lifestyle preferences
- Concerns about long-term implant safety
- Medical conditions requiring implant removal
Combine Your Implant Removal With a Breast Lift and / or Breast Fat Grafting
Breast implant removal eliminates one or both implants, restoring your breasts to their natural state. While this is ideal for addressing complications or changing your look, it can lead to reduced volume or a deflated appearance, which you may not want, especially if you enjoyed the fullness your implants provided. Your skin may also appear looser due to stretching from the implant.
To maintain shape and contour, Dr. Dassoulas can combine implant removal with a breast lift and/or breast fat grafting. A breast lift repositions and tightens tissue for a perkier profile, while fat grafting uses your own purified fat to add soft, natural volume. Together, these techniques help you achieve a balanced result that enhances your proportions and restores confidence.
Benefits of Breast Implant Removal:
- Eliminates risks associated with aging implants
- Addresses complications such as rupture or capsular contracture
- Reduces discomfort, pain, or tightness in the breasts
- Allows a return to a natural breast shape and size
- Simplifies future breast health screenings and mammograms
- Removes the need for future implant maintenance or replacement
- Offers the option to combine with a lift or fat grafting for improved aesthetics
Your Breast Implant Removal Surgery
Your breast implant removal surgery begins with a thorough preoperative review, during which Dr. Dassoulas confirms your goals, evaluates your existing breast tissue, and finalizes your surgical plan. On the day of surgery, you’ll be under general anesthesia in an accredited surgical facility to ensure your safety and comfort throughout the procedure.
Dr. Dassoulas typically uses the same incision sites from your original augmentation, often in the breast crease or around the areola, to minimize new scarring. She removes the implant and addresses the surrounding capsule if needed. If you have capsular contracture, she may perform a partial or total capsulectomy to remove scar tissue.
At this stage, you may choose to combine the removal with a breast lift to address skin laxity or with fat grafting to restore volume. Once the procedure is complete, your incisions are closed with layered sutures for support, and you’ll be placed in a supportive surgical bra. You’ll then recover in a monitored environment before heading home the same day.
Recovery After Breast Implant Removal
You can expect swelling, bruising, and mild discomfort, which are managed with prescribed medications and supportive garments. Most patients return to light activities within a week, but avoid strenuous exercise and heavy lifting for several weeks. Dr. Dassoulas will provide personalized aftercare instructions and schedule follow-up visits to monitor your progress.
The initial improvements are visible within a few weeks, though your breasts will continue to settle as swelling subsides over the next few months. The final results typically appear by three to six months and are long-lasting, especially if you maintain a stable weight. For appropriate candidates, Dr. Dassoulas also offers post-operative laser scar treatments to help minimize incision visibility and further enhance your outcome, ensuring a smooth, natural look.
Initiate Your Transformation Today
Dr. Kasandra Dassoulas is a board-certified plastic surgeon with 14+ years of surgical training and experience, known for her exceptional skills and compassionate care. She performs all procedures in accredited surgical facilities and uses advanced techniques to ensure safe, beautiful results. Whether you seek relief from implant complications or simply wish to return to a natural breast shape, Dr. Dassoulas will create a personalized plan to meet your goals. Schedule your consultation for breast implant removal in Potomac, MD, today.
