It’s tough to call explant surgery, the procedure done to remove breast implants, a “trend.” There are a variety of reasons people get their implants removed—some cite health concerns like Breast Implant Illness, others have recalled implants, and more commonly, there’s a large portion of patients who no longer identify with the style, shape and size of the implants they had placed years prior. Whatever the reason, the decision to undergo an explant or breast implant removal surgery is never trendy, but sometimes needed.
“There are a few reasons women decide to get their breast implants removed,” says Houston, TX, plastic surgeon German Newall, MD. “For some, they no longer desire the size and look of their implants. Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, the trend was big breast implants and today a more natural look is in. Others do not like the idea of having a foreign matter in their bodies anymore. In some cases, women who undergo a breast lift find they don’t need an implant anymore to achieve their desired look, so they undergo implant removal surgery.”
“Explantation surgery simply means removing the implants, which may be all we do if someone is just tired of implants or wants to downsize,” shares Louisville, KY plastic surgeon M. Bradley Calobrace, MD. “In some cases we perform a breast lift and/or fat grafting to ensure the best breast appearance possible.”
Here, the celebrities who have chosen to go public with their explant procedures and the reasons why. While it’s brave to be upfront about any cosmetic enhancements one undergoes, it’s doubly so to share such a delicate experience with the world.
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