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Breast Revision

        Breast Revision and Implant Replacement in Los Angeles, CA

Some patients benefit from revision of previous cosmetic breast surgery. For these patients and others who want to replace their implants and improve their results, breast revision is the best procedure.   Breast implants can provide long-lasting results, but over time, they may require replacement.  Breasts’ appearance also tends to deteriorate after 10 or more years in some patients and scar tissue may form.

Revisional surgery helps improve breast shape, remove scar tissue, re-lift the breast, and improve breast size and body proportions. Learn more about your options for breast revision surgery and implant replacement in Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Bresnick Is a Breast Revision Expert

Dr. Bresnick has performed over 2,000 revisional breast surgical procedures. He is a breast revision specialist in Los Angeles, and has lectured on the topic at national plastic surgery teaching seminars. His goal is to help you improve your breast appearance, remove scar tissue, and help you enjoy improved results.

Breast Revision Surgery: What Is It?

Breast revision surgery is a procedure designed to address unsatisfactory results from an initial breast augmentation surgery. Many women who have breast implants will eventually need revision surgery at some point.

You and Dr. Bresnick may decide you need a breast revision for many reasons, including:

  • Desire to change breast implant size (to be larger or smaller)
  • Implant-associated problems like capsular contracture, leak, or rupture
  • Breast changes after pregnancy or weight loss
  • Desire to change implant type (saline to silicone, etc.)

Candidates for breast revision surgery in Los Angeles are typically women with implants who are no longer happy with their breast appearance, or who are experiencing complications with their existing implants. Dr. Bresnick also provides breast revision surgery to women who received their first breast augmentation  from another surgeon with unsatisfactory results.

What Happens During a Breast Revision in Los Angeles? 

Breast revision surgery usually involves implant replacement and removal of any scar tissue present. You may want to get larger or smaller implants, depending on how your aesthetic goals have changed over time. Dr. Bresnick might alter the breast shape by tightening internal breast pockets, removing excess or low breast tissue, or performing breast lifts. At your consultation with Dr. Bresnick, he will design a detailed, customized plan for breast improvement for you.

Listed below are some of the procedures that Dr. Bresnick performs to help you with breast shape improvement with revisional breast surgery:

  1. Change in implant size: We can place a smaller or larger implant based on your goals and what is healthy for your breasts.
  2. Change in implant surface: We can change your implant from smooth to textured, or vice versa. Dr. Bresnick can explain the advantages and disadvantages of each implant type at your consultation.
  3. We can move your implants under the muscle: If your implants are over the muscle, there may be benefits to moving them under the muscle. These may include a more natural look, less scar tissue risk, higher breasts, healthier breasts, less wrinkling, and other changes.
  4. We can tighten your breast pockets: Dr. Bresnick performs a procedure known as a capsulorrhaphy, which involves placing sutures within the breast pocket to tighten and improve implant shape.
  5. We can place supportive mesh (Seri Mesh) or collagen matrix (Acellular Dermal Matrix or Strattice) to help support your breast skin if your skin has thinned and your implants are dropping too much.
  6. We can lift your breasts
  7. We can reduce unwanted scar tissue
  8. We can reduce unwanted breast tissue at the time of implant replacement

Extensive Experience in Breast Revision With Breast Implant Support

Dr. Bresnick has a great deal of experiencing supporting breast implants in the implant pocket with reconstructive materials such as Seri Surgical Scaffold and Strattice Acellular Dermal Matrix. For patients with thin skin and breast tissue in which the body does not have enough support for implants, or in cases in which implants may be falling down or to the side, these materials can be critical to achieving great results.