Capsular Contracture Treatment in Toronto
What this procedure may address
- Increasing breast firmness
- Implant distortion or displacement
- Pain
- Asymmetry
- Recurrent contracture after prior treatment
What patients need to understand
Surgery can release or remove capsule and may replace or remove the implant, but contracture can recur. No technique eliminates recurrence risk.
Assessment and planning
Assessment includes implant type, pocket, infection history, radiation, previous contracture and tissue quality. Imaging may be required to assess implant integrity.
Recovery
Recovery varies with capsulectomy, pocket change and implant exchange. Drains may be required; swelling and firmness take time to settle.
Individual postoperative instructions take priority over general timelines published online.
Risks and limitations
The proposed benefits must be weighed against risks that include:
- Bleeding or hematoma
- Infection
- Anaesthetic complications
- Poor wound healing or unfavourable scarring
- Asymmetry or contour irregularity
- Altered sensation or numbness
- Persistent pain or swelling
- An unsatisfactory result or need for revision surgery
- Changes in nipple or breast sensation
- Breast asymmetry
- Fat necrosis or delayed wound healing
- Capsular contracture
- Implant rupture, leakage, movement, malposition or visibility
- Rippling or palpability
- Future implant monitoring and additional surgery
- Breast implant-associated malignancies and systemic symptoms attributed by some patients to implants
- Recurrent capsular contracture
This list is not exhaustive. The risks relevant to the proposed treatment are discussed during consultation and again before informed consent.
Consultation with Dr. Elahi
A consultation with Dr. Elahi is an assessment of anatomy, goals, alternatives, scars, recovery, risk and whether treatment is appropriate. It does not create an obligation to proceed.