Explant Hub
Welcome to the Explant Hub where you can find all the answers to your explant surgery questions. Explore our three areas of the hub which include Topic and Discussions to interact with physicians, medical experts, and other women going through their own explant journey. Click on Industry experts to get the latest information about the fight to make breast implant illness a recognized medical condition and more! Ready to look at before and after photos to see if the explanation procedure is for you? Select Photos and Videos to view our media library for all things Explant.
Breast implant removal, also known as explant surgery, is a surgical procedure that extracts the implants from the breast pocket. In some cases, this can be a very straightforward procedure, where the surgeon performing the implant removal can use the same incision locations as the original implant surgery, eliminating the need for additional scarring after your procedure. However, when there are additional complications such as capsular contracture or implant ruptures, it can become extremely complex.
Capsular Contracture, Explained
While not life threatening, capsular contracture can significantly impact the look and feel of your breast implants. Breast implant capsular contracture is a complication that occurs when the scar tissue that usually forms around your implant to help keep it [...]
What to Expect When You’re Explanting: Your Explant Surgery Recovery
It’s no surprise that as we move through life, our preferences and options change. There’s also circumstances out of our control that may force our hands. If you’re thinking about breasts implant removal surgery—whether [...]
The BII 411: What to Know if You’re Having Symptoms
If you’re experiencing symptoms that you think may be linked to your breast augmentation, it’s normal to feel apprehensive about your options or what your body might look like if your symptoms demand the [...]
To Explant or Not to Explant: Why Your Breast Implants Might Need to be Removed
Whether your personal preferences have changed, you’re experiencing symptoms that you think may demand removal, or you’re deciding to get breast implants and looking to the future (and not just your future, more shapely [...]
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What to Expect When You’re Explanting: Your Explant Surgery Recovery
It’s no surprise that as we move through life, our preferences and options change. There’s also circumstances out of our control that may force our hands. If you’re thinking about breasts implant removal surgery—whether your personal preferences have changed or you’re experiencing symptoms that [...]
The BII 411: What to Know if You’re Having Symptoms
If you’re experiencing symptoms that you think may be linked to your breast augmentation, it’s normal to feel apprehensive about your options or what your body might look like if your symptoms demand the removal of your breast implants, and one of the best [...]
To Explant or Not to Explant: Why Your Breast Implants Might Need to be Removed
Whether your personal preferences have changed, you’re experiencing symptoms that you think may demand removal, or you’re deciding to get breast implants and looking to the future (and not just your future, more shapely silhouette), one aspect of undergoing breast augmentation is understanding that [...]
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