Breast Implant Revision in Nashville, Tennessee (TN)
Breast augmentation isn’t always a simple, once-and-done
procedure, and you may need revision to correct asymmetry, misalignment, sagging,
or other medical complications.
Breast implant revision procedures
Implant revision can be done under intravenous anesthesia or general anesthesia. The most common breast implant revision procedures include:- Implant exchange: You may want new implants to replace older, damaged implants, or to change your breast size or shape.
- Capsular contracture surgery: Capsular contracture occurs when the natural scar tissue surrounding your implant (the capsule) grows too thick and squeezes your implants too hard. Capsulectomy surgery removes this capsule so a new healthy one can form. Capsulotomy is a similar procedure, but the capsule is left in place and just scored to relieve pressure.
- Pocket change: Your implants can be placed in pockets above or below your chest muscles, and you may want this placement altered for a different look and feel, or to correct implant placement or rippling issues. •
- Mastopexy: Known as breast lift surgery, mastopexy removes excess breast tissue and raises your nipples and areolas to counteract natural sagging.
- Areola reduction: Your areolas may become larger, usually due to pregnancy or age, but this can be corrected by trimming excess skin from the outer edge of your areolas.
- Synmastia repair: The pockets that your implants rest in may become too close, pushing your implants close together. Your surgeon can repair these pockets for a more pleasing look.
Recovery
Recovery after breast implant revision is similar to your original breast augmentation surgery. You will have some pain, soreness, bruising, and swelling, but this should subside after a few days. Most women can return to their normal routines after one to two weeks.Costs
The costs of breast implant revisions can vary depending on what type of surgery you have, your area, surgeon, and health insurance coverage. Additional anesthesia and surgery fees may apply. Your surgeon can help explain specific costs, and a call to your health insurance provider can clarify what coverage you have as well.About Alton E. Ingram, MD
Dr. Alton E. Ingram is double board certified in Cosmetic Surgery and Facial Cosmetic Surgery. He has been practicing in Nashville since 2017 and joined the Toyos Clinic in January, 2021.
Dr. Ingram is a graduate of Yale University, where he received a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, summa cum laude, as well as completing a premedical curriculum. While at Yale, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a National Merit Scholar. Dr. Ingram began his medical career at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he was a Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholar throughout medical school. He was one of three students in the country who “matched” straight into Plastic Surgery directly out of medical school that year. In 1995, he completed his Plastic Surgery residency at UT Southwestern, currently the number one ranked program in the United States.
Dr. Ingram continued his studies at the Rio de Janeiro clinic of Ivo Pitanguy, the father of modern cosmetic surgery and inventor of the Brazilian Butt Lift prior to studying reconstructive surgery at the University of Paris, Henri Mondor Hospital in France, where he worked under Laurent Lantieri, the surgeon who performed the world’s complete facial transplant. He then moved to Nashville to complete a fellowship in cosmetic surgery and breast reconstruction under Patrick Maxwell at Baptist Hospital, completed a fellowship in facial plastic surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, and attained board certification in Plastic Surgery in 1999.
Dr. Ingram’s love for cosmetic surgery was shaped by his broad experience early in his career. He developed an appreciation for the importance not only of restoring normal form and function through reconstructive procedures, but also of enhancing every person’s innate beauty through cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Ingram is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and administers the Oral Board Exams every year. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, a member of the AACS’s Advocacy Committee, the Chairman of the ABCS’s Access to Safe Cosmetic Surgery Advocacy Committee, and a member of the ABCS’s Cosmetic Surgery Safety Initiative Committee. He is also a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA).
Dr. Ingram limits his surgical practice, focusing only on cosmetic and plastic surgery of the face and body – facial plastic surgery, surgery of the breast (breast implant, breast lift, and breast reduction), and body contouring (liposuction, abdominoplasty, and Brazilian Butt Lift). Having trained with some of the world’s best surgeons, Dr. Ingram’s philosophy is to perform only those procedures which he knows he can perform as well as anyone in the world, as well as those which have the highest patient satisfaction and the lowest complication rates. As such, Dr. Ingram does not perform every cosmetic procedure and does not perform injections or provide skin care or other ancillary services. Other people are better at these procedures, and referrals to excellent practitioners are available.
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