Short excerpt from a video by Robert Whitfield MD describing explant surgery options. The speaker explains using a periareolar (donut) approach and skin tightening to remove a device while avoiding scars on the lower breast, arguing that an explant can often be done without a separate breast lift.
And so I either have to go under the breast, or in this instance, I discussed with the patient, tightening up her skin so that reduced the amount of excess skin at one time. And then using that periareolar scar or a scar around the circle, a donut lift to go through that to help get the device out and leave no scar on the. The bottom third of the breast or under the breast. So less visible scarring for her, and she wants a fat transfer later. So basically, the long story short is nobody actually needs a lift. Everybody can have an explant without a lift.
