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Replacement of systems in brief
Number Of Sessions
1
Time Of Operation
2-3 hours
Persistence Of Results
A lifetime
Hospitalization
1 day
Sensitivity Time
2 weeks
Time To Return To Work
2 weeks
Anesthesia
General Anesthesia
Season
Every Season
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Before and After Breast Implant Replacement in Albania
Implant Replacement in Albania – Cosmetic Surgery in Albania
Breast implant replacement surgery in Albania is a breast surgery that involves removing old breast implants and replacing them with new ones. The procedure can be performed alone to correct complications or in combination with other procedures, usually mastopexy or breast lift. Breast implants can also be replaced to change the shape or size of the breasts if preferences change over time.
What does it involve?
The replacement of implants generally occurs under the administration of general anesthesia and it lasts between one to two hours depending on the shape and size of the new breast implants, the method employed by your surgeon, and whether combination surgery is conducted at the same time.
The surgeon starts the surgery by conducting first the removal of the original implant through incisions made on the original scar site. In the event that the new implant is identical with regard to size and shape, then the current capsule will be sufficient and the replacement intervention can be quick.
On the other hand, if the new implant varies from the prototype implant, then surgery is more complicated seeing as the new capsule will need modifications (either reduced or enlarged) with the aim of accommodating the new implant.
Upon placing the new implant, the surgeon will sew the breast along the extant scarring line to leave minimal scarring.
Who is suitable?
Queen Clinic deems individuals as fit for the surgery if all of the below criteria are true:
- You are unsatisfied with the volume, form, or position of your implants
- Your implants are laterally displaced, known also as bottoming out
- Your implants have misshapen (capsular contracture) or they become hard to touch
- Your implants have begun moving or rotating giving out an unequal appearance
- Your implants have shifted to produce a gap between the breasts
- Your implants are created by PIP and you would like them replaced
- You are undergoing another procedure and you desire for your implants to get updated at the same moment
What to expect
The Consultation
The very first step we follow for all our implant replacement patients is to set up a meeting with the surgeon we best see suitable for them to conduct the procedure, for a consultation. During the consultation, you will be capable of discussing with your surgeon what you hope to achieve from the surgery, along with what you may or may not be able to achieve, given your anatomy.
Your surgeon will present all alternatives available to you and suggest the most preferable option considering your stated ambitions. Having determined this, numerous key measurements will be taken, as well as standard clinic photography.
Ultimately, there will take place an in-detail discussion in regard to complications and risk, along with a discussion on what to expect in the post-operative and recovery stage. Also recorded will be your previous medical history including previous surgery, allergies, medications, and an evaluation of your fitness for surgery.
If the surgeon views you as an eligible candidate for surgery, you will then be invited to think about whether you would like to go on with the surgery or otherwise follow a two-week “cooling off” period.
During this period you are more than welcome to return to our clinic and discuss your possible surgery with your surgeon as many times as you like to.
Leading up to the procedure
If deciding upon proceeding with the surgery, the future time you come into the clinic after the final consultation will be the day of the surgery. Prior to admission the following behavioral alterations are recommended/required:
- Before the surgery, 6 weeks, we advise ceasing smoking seeing as patients who smoke have a higher chance of healing less quickly and more complications.
- Before the surgery, 1 week, we advise avoiding taking Aspirin or any other medication that contains it.
- Before the surgery, 6 hours, we advise not consuming food or any drink, other than taking small sips of clear fluid such as black tea, black coffee, or still water, which are permitted up to 2 hours before admission.
On the day
On the day of the surgery, our request would be for you to come in for your admission an hour prior to the agreed start time of surgery. At this juncture a nurse from our team will come in and note down the blood pressure and other relevant vitals, you will be meeting up with your surgeon and anesthetist who will make the final mark-ups.
The whole procedure is conducted under the administration of general anesthesia for a duration of one to two hours. The surgeon will make an incision through your initial scar site and then remove and replace the implants through this orifice in the skin. Your surgeon might see as necessary the increment of the size of the capsule and the incision site, in the event that a differently shaped or larger implant is being utilized. Next, your surgeon will re-sew alongside the same scar site once the surgery is fully complete.
Treatment recovery
Throughout the procedure, you shouldn’t feel much pain. You may however feel some for a couple of days or weeks following the surgery. If needed, you will be given painkillers.
After the procedure, you will be able to recover in our recovery facilities for between two to three hours, depending on the rate of the procedure. When our skilled nursing team decides that your initial recovery is full and you are secure to go back home, you will be capable of leaving the clinic with the help of a member of your family or a friend.
When arriving home you will have access to our devoted on-call nursing team 24/7. This team is thoroughly devoted to your pain and comfort control and is present at any time to field any concerns you might have in the following post-surgery phase.
Our request would be for you to come in and visit our nursing team one week following the surgery to make sure your incision sites have been appropriately healed. At this point, our next recommendation would be to meet with one of our on-site aestheticians to have a discussion about the ongoing treatment to support the scarring and healing process.
You are gently asked to come in and see your surgeon 6 to 8 weeks after the surgery for a final check-up.
Frequently Asked Questions
As the sedation or anesthesia wears off you will be waking up in one of our recovery rooms at the clinic. Though you might feel temporarily drowsy, this often wears off within a couple of hours. You will be able to eat and hydrate, after several hours of recovery. At this moment, you will be enabled to come out of the clinic accompanied by a friend or family member.
Feeling a little pain and discomfort is common right away in the aftermath of the surgery. This will wear off too, in due course. Our on-call service is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to all patients for any inquiry or concern they may have at this time.
Among the most major advantages of day case surgery, the anesthetic utilized at the Queen Clinic is that the recovery process goes generally very swiftly and patients are able to return to work and be active very quickly after the surgery. Hence, the degree of such activity should be progressively phased in. You should return to work within a week or two and physical activity within four to six weeks.
Our persistent advice is to get back to low-impact activities first such as cycling or walking, prior to being able to reinstate more extreme activity like doing intense aerobic activities or lifting heavy weights.
The final outcomes are, as a rule, visible six weeks or so following the procedure, with ongoing betterment above this point presumably as the healing process is fully completed over the course of the next 3 months.
You will be given specific guidance by your surgeon at your consultation.
Some particular elements of lifestyle may influence the increased risk of complications during and after surgery. These include being overweight, taking medications (for medical or recreational use), drinking alcohol, and smoking.
The most usual effect of smoking prior to surgery is it increases the chances of generating an infection and impedes your body’s natural healing processes. We urge our patients to cease smoking and using nicotine products no less than six weeks prior to surgery. Toning down alcohol consumption is also highly recommended.
To advise you further on this, your doctor will have a discussion with you about your current BMI and your drug use.
Indications of a ruptured implant include such as:
- Inflammation or a bump around the breast
- An alteration of the shape of the breast
- Pain, redness, and a burning feeling
In the event that you have any or all of these signs of a ruptured implant, you should solicit emergency medical advice. To confirm if you have ruptured implants, you will typically require a scan. Ruptured implants need you to act forward by removing or replacing them soon as they have been diagnosed.
Breast implant replacement surgery is a fairly simple procedure. Most of the implants can be removed easily, even under local anesthetics. On the other hand, polyurethane-covered implants, namely Polytech, can be harder to extract if one wants to eliminate all the foam covering. Surgery time is normally no longer than an hour or two.
The breast will generally go back to its normal shape and size in the few weeks after the surgery. In some cases, especially for older patients, there might be some extra skin or tissue impacted by aging or by stretching throughout pregnancy or weight gain/loss.
Certain patients choose to undergo a combination of procedures at the same time, such as a mixture with a breast lift (mastopexy), to make sure that the loose skin is pre-emptively tightened surrounding the new breast mold or exercised fully. The surgery can additionally make sure of the delivery of an ideal breast and nipple position, and that the breasts feel firmer after the surgery.
Breast implant replacement is different from breast implant removal with reference to implant replacement and not removal throughout such surgery.
Following a breast implant removal the tissue and skin will draw back to the way they were prior to the initial breast implant procedure, signifying that in all likelihood no excess procedure will be necessary for the restoration of the previous appearance.
In certain instances, yet, natural fat transfer breast enlargement alternatives may be needed to offset any appearance of breast emptiness or deflation.
Breast implant removal surgery is not necessary after a breast implant surgery, and it is only required in uncommon cases where there is a high chance of complications after the surgery. This could be a ruptured breast implant or capsular contracture.
Our typical requirement would be for you to get a scan to confirm what has occurred, prior to coming in for a breast implant removal consultation with your surgeon.
Breast implants do not need any replacement at any stage after surgery considering they do not have an expiration date.
A replacement of breast implants, or a change of implant, is generally only needed whenever the breast implants don't feel good or look good anymore.
Often, a replacement of implants is required after giving birth, or because of the natural impact of weight loss or aging. In each case, asymmetric breasts or saggy breasts can quickly be adjusted by a change of implants.
As aforementioned, breast implants do not have an expiration date. This is not the case where implants should be replaced every 10 years. They only need replacement when they break or rupture. If the implants are feeling good or looking good there is no apparent reason to replace them.
Breast implants need replacement only in the very instance whereby they rupture or break. Whenever a saline breast implant ruptures, it will lead to a dramatic alteration of the appearance of the breast, which will then deflate, and change its size and shape. In the very rare event that a silicone implant ruptures, the leaks have the tendency to stay inside the implant, meaning a silicone breast implant rupture isn’t always visible. Yet, a leaking silicone implant might cause pain, swelling, numbness, tenderness, or a burning sensation.
Ultimately, implants can also be changed for personal reasons, such as wanting to change their size or shape- breast change due to age, weight loss or gain, or even having children.
PIP implants were a cheap version of silicone breast implants that were discovered to contain an unapproved silicone gel with possible health complications. They were additionally found as predisposed to splitting and up to six times as possible to rupture as higher quality, approved implants.
Predominantly utilized by low-cost, chain cosmetic providers because of their cheap prices when compared to other options on the market, PIP implants were received by over 500.000 women around the world.
Admittedly, once this was discovered by regulators, numerous women who had received the PIP implants wanted them replaced or entirely removed, despite there not being any certain link directly proven to serious health risks.
Throughout these dire straits, the Queen Clinic became one of a kind in conducting the most outstanding corrective implant replacement surgeries in the country and worldwide, since we never ever used PIP products and enjoy a name as one of the well-known skilled plastic and cosmetic clinics.
The Queen Clinic has turned into a renowned provider for the replacement of implants in Turkey as our name as a reliable cosmetics provider was upgraded following the PIP that entailed several of our competitors.
Being one of the very few clinics in the country that do not employ PIP products and urge on using high-quality products, we were at the leading position of the replacement drive.
Replacement of implants remains amongst the most commonly conducted surgical interventions at our clinic to date.
Indeed, replacing just one breast implant is possible. For instance, in case of an implant rupture. Careful consideration will be brought when positioning the new implant so that symmetry is kept with the other breast.
From start to finish, the whole surgery of a breast implant replacement takes from one to two hours. The region is dependent on a wide range of elements, including such as the kind of implant utilized and whether one or both implants are getting replaced. The procedure is performed under general anesthesia.
Yes, breast implants can be removed and replaced at the same exact time. Yet, if there is an infection present, your surgeon will ask for you to wait for this to straighten out prior to putting in any new implants. This might take a total of three months.
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