Many woman are deciding to have a breast implant removal and/or breast implants replaced for a number of reasons. These can include implant rupture, breast implant illness symptoms, old implants that have developed capsular contracture leading to hard and misshapen breasts or simply a change in lifestyle or aesthetic preference.

Dr. Lee has been taking out implants for as long as he has been putting them in but we have seen an increase in breast implant removals in the past five years.

Some patients chose to have breast implants removed and are good to go. For some the skin has been stretched from the having implants and a breast lift is required at the same time as the breast implant removal. Some patients feel lost without their implants and often will opt for an implant exchange but with a smaller size.

These are just some of the variations, each case is individual and Dr. Lee listens closely to his patients so that he can advise them on their options.  

Dr. Lee did seven Explants or Breast Implant Exchanges in Portland in this past month of July 2023.