At some point in the future, a new breast implant will break. While it could be within a few years or as long as a decade or more, the average breast implant lasts between 7 to 12 years.
This is usually a shock to women considering breast implants as the implication of this come clear. Health concerns aside, having to deal with a ruptured or broken breast implant translates to money still being spent, albeit in the future, for breast augmentation. This type of long term view may not be appreciated by some selling breast augmentation services, but either way, the reality is that all implants break and it will be the woman with the breast implant that has to deal with the cost of explantation surgery, as well as replacement surgery.
In this article, we’ll look at the costs associated with breast implant replacement surgery, as well as address health concerns and the surgical details themselves.
First of all, some doctors will replace a broken breast implant free of charge. But note the details of such arrangements. It may be that the implants themselves will be free but the patient may still be responsible for the surgeons fees, facilities fee, and so on. In other words, even with “free” breast implants, the service could still cost in the thousands of dollars. However, all things considered, for those receiving breast implants, it’s certainly better not having to pay for the replacement implants than it is to have to pay for them!
As with the case of the initial surgery, a replacement surgery is basically the same as far as fees goes, and a patient can expect to spend $5,000 to $10,000 for the replacement breast implant surgery.
If a patient decides to have the implant only removed and not replaced, it’s possible she may be unhappy with the appearance of her breasts. At the same time, many women are happy to have the surgery to remove their first breast augmentation and NOT have it replaced. This could result from the skills of the surgeon who is able to remove the implants and preserve the breasts appearance in such a way that the patient is pleased with the results.
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