You naturally want to engage a top Beverly Hills plastic and reconstructive surgeon to ensure you are happy with the outcome of your breast implant removal surgery. Dr. Brenner has all of the surgical qualifications but more importantly, he has a vast amount of experience performing thousands of operations during the course of his surgical career. Double board certified as a general surgeon as well as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Brenner has the training and experience to perform the most delicate and complex cosmetic and reconstructive breast operations.

Rippling: Sometimes there is a rippling effect of the implant edges and the implant can be felt and/or seen. In this case, the surgeon will attempt to use the same incision created during the original process to remove the old implant and to reinsert the new one, or to perform other procedures to ensure the breast looks attractive and natural following the procedure (Natural fat transfer, or Renuva injections).

This likely explains the very low incidence. This may encompass many diverse and unrelated systemic illnesses, in particular, illnesses that are commonly classified as auto-immune. Although there is no clear evidence that breast implants cause any of these disease processes, many patients have difficulty moving past the association. Further, there is some thought that these symptoms may be associated with colonization of the implant with some type of bacteria, which may set up a sub-clinical infection of the implant space. In the course of treating patients, symptoms such as numbness and tingling of the breast and extremities, headaches, malaise, feeling like they are in a ‘fog,’ memory difficulties, fertility issues, insomnia, muscle aches, joint pains, and breast pain have been described by patients. Most patients who present with these types of issues (usually after a long and comprehensive evaluation by their primary care doctor that rules out other more likely and serious illnesses) often request to have their implants removed. They also commonly request to have their breast capsules removed at the same time. Many patients report improvement in their symptoms following surgery for removal, though this is not universal.

Malposition: The Breast implants may have shifted (breast implant malposition) and are now located in an area which is uncomfortable, such as the armpit. Or they may have shifted into a position that is unattractive (i.e. bottoming out, also known as inferior malposition).

During your consultations with Dr. Brenner, he will offer alternatives to implants if reinserting them is not an option. In some cases, it is not possible for medical reasons. The important thing to remember is that Dr. Brenner has extensive experience and success in restoring a normal, natural appearance to breasts following changes resulting from pregnancy, natural aging, as well as myriad post-surgical issues as demonstrated above.

Dr. Brenner has been praised for his clinical excellence by his peers. His patients consistently speak of his thorough communication and commitment to excellence in the level of care given by his entire staff. He is at the top echelon of breast implant removal surgeons in Beverly Hills & Los Angeles. Set up your initial consultation appointment today.