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What happens during breast implant removal and replacement surgery?

During breast implant removal surgery, your surgeon will make an incision either around the nipple or under the lower fold of your breast to remove the old implant and any scar tissue that has formed. If you have a replacement, new implants will be inserted. The surgeon will close the incisions using stitches, adhesive glue, or surgical tape. 

Surgery is performed under general anesthesia. You will be completely asleep during the procedure. The surgery is usually done as an outpatient procedure which means after a short recovery period at the hospital; you’ll be able to return home the same day to recover. 

You may be instructed to wear a special support or compression bra for a few weeks after surgery to decrease swelling. You may have small drain tubes inserted. If you had drain tubes placed, they would be removed a few days after the surgery.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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