Implant Replacement or Breast Lift after Capsular Contracture

Submitted by Daniel A Sterling, MD FACS

Breast implant replacement or breast lift after capsular contracture?

The treatment for capsular contracture, depending upon the severity, is either a capsulotomy (opening of the capsule) or complete removal of the capsule (capsulectomy). Once this is done, there is no contraindication to replacing implants or performing a mastopexy with the caveat that there is a slightly increased risk of recurrent capsular contraction. A significant breast lift or mastopexy may be delayed if the entire capsule is removed for vascular protection of the nipple areola complex.

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