Revision Breast Surgery in Toronto
What this procedure may address
- Implant malposition or asymmetry
- Capsular contracture
- Bottoming out or double-bubble deformity
- Visible scars
- Residual breast asymmetry
- Recurrent descent
- Concerns after reduction or lift
What patients need to understand
Revision surgery may improve a specific problem without producing an untouched breast. Each additional operation adds scar and can reduce tissue options.
Assessment and planning
Assessment includes prior records, implant details, scar pattern, tissue thickness, pocket dimensions and patient priorities. The plan may involve implant exchange, pocket repair, capsulectomy, lift, fat grafting or staged treatment.
Recovery
Recovery depends on the reconstruction performed. Swelling and asymmetry during early healing are expected, and final shape takes months.
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
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.