Breast Implant Removal Turkey

Women come to explant surgery from very different places. For some, the implants never felt like part of them. Others had them in their twenties and simply don't want them at fifty. A hardened capsule, a rupture found on a scan, a new sport, a change of heart about size: we hear all of these. Some women arrive with symptoms they believe the implants are causing. Breast implant removal in Turkey starts the same way whichever group you're in, with a frank talk about how the breast is likely to look afterwards.

The top of the page explains the operation and the pricing. Below, we start with the shape you can expect. The capsule and the en bloc question come next, then symptoms some women link to their implants. Recovery follows. The last two sections deal with judging explant before and after pictures, then the cost.

What your breasts will look like after explant

Here's the honest version first. Implants stretch the skin over the years, and it won't fully shrink back once they're out. Expect your breasts to be smaller than they were with implants. They'll probably be flatter at the top than before your first operation, too. Some sit a little lower.

Which of those you'll see, and how much, comes down to a handful of things. Larger implants stretch more. So do implants that have been in for many years. Pregnancies since the augmentation make a difference, and so does any big change in weight. Skin quality matters too, which is partly down to age and partly to luck.

The breast goes on changing for months after the operation. In the early weeks swelling makes it look fuller than it will end up. By about a year, the skin has tightened as much as it's going to, and that's when it's fair to judge.

Removal alone, with a lift, or with fat

There are three ways the operation can end. The first is removal on its own. The implants come out, the capsule is dealt with as planned, and the breast is left to settle.

The second adds a breast lift in the same operation. A lift takes up the slack skin and moves the nipple higher. You won't gain any size from it. Still, of the three routes, it's the one women seem happiest with afterwards, as opposed to just glad the implants have gone. You'll stay an extra night in Istanbul if a lift is included.

The third uses fat from somewhere you have a little to spare, usually the tummy or thighs, to restore some fullness. It's limited by how much spare fat you have, some of it won't survive, and a second session is sometimes needed. Think of it as a softener for the result rather than a replacement for the implant.

En bloc capsulectomy and the capsule

Every implant ends up sitting inside a pocket of scar tissue that your body makes on its own. Surgeons call it the capsule. In most women it stays thin and soft. You wouldn't feel it. At removal, the surgeon has three broad choices. The capsule can be left in place, partly removed, or taken out completely.

Complete removal can be done in one piece with the implant still inside it. That's what "en bloc" means. You'll see it promoted heavily online. Sometimes it's clearly the right call. A suspected lymphoma is one example. Others are a silicone implant that has burst, or a capsule that has turned thick, hard or chalky.

With a thin, healthy capsule it's less clear-cut. Its back wall is often stuck to the ribs and chest muscles. Freeing it adds time and bleeding to the operation, and you'll usually need drains for a few days. There's also a small risk of going through into the chest cavity. So what comes out should depend on what's found in you. Our fee doesn't change with the amount removed. That leaves the surgeon free to decide on medical grounds alone.

When symptoms are the reason

A typical email goes something like this. Tired all the time for the last few years. Joints aching. Struggling to focus at work, plus a rash no doctor has been able to explain. By the time she writes to us, the sender has usually come across the term breast implant illness, or BII, already.

We don't doubt what these women are feeling. Many say they feel much better once the implants are out. At the same time, there's no test for the condition and no agreed explanation of how implants might cause it. That means no surgeon can predict whether your own symptoms will improve. We won't promise that they will. If you're having removal mainly for this reason, it's worth seeing your own doctor as well, to make sure nothing else is being missed.

Recovery after breast implant removal

After breast implant removal in Turkey, you'll spend one night on the ward and five in Istanbul altogether, or six if a lift is part of it. Drains, if you have them, come out before you fly home. There'll already be a surgical bra on when you come round, and the team will tell you how long to keep it.

Capsule work tends to leave a deeper ache behind the breast for the first few days. Some women notice it most when they take a big breath. A week off is usually enough for office work. The gym, heavy lifting and manual work take longer. Your surgeon will say when. If you smoke, hold off until everything has healed over, because nicotine slows that down.

Explant before and after pictures, a year on

Explant photos taken a few weeks after surgery flatter the result. Swelling is still filling the breast out at that point, so it looks rounder than it will a year on. For breast implant removal before and after pictures to mean anything, look for ones taken around twelve months later, at the same angle and in similar light.

Written reviews are worth reading as well. The most useful reviewers tend to post a before and after shot from about a year in. Their comments on getting dressed are often the most telling part. So are lines about feeling like themselves again. Posts from the first fortnight don't tell you much. The results that matter most with explant often have little to do with how the breasts photograph.

Breast implant removal cost and price in Turkey

At €4,500, our breast implant removal price in Turkey covers whatever capsule work your case needs. The fee stays the same if more has to come out. A lift can be added with our combination discount, and fat transfer is €2,500. The operation, the hospital night, airport pick-ups and an interpreter are all covered, and our follow-up runs for a year. You'll pay for the hotel separately, from €75 a night.

You'll notice that our price for removal is higher than for an implant exchange, which is €4,000. Taking implants out properly is often the bigger job. In the UK, explant surgery is commonly quoted at about €6,670 to €8,756. When comparing any breast implant removal cost, ask whether the price goes up for en bloc removal. A clinic that charges extra for it has a reason to suggest it.

If you're still deciding

Not everyone who reads this page ends up having their implants out for good. Some choose a swap to a smaller size, which our breast revision page covers. Others want to understand what they originally had done, and the breast augmentation page explains implant types and surfaces. Our overview of breast surgery in Turkey puts all the options together.

One exception to all of this: new swelling on one side, signs of infection, or a suspected rupture should be looked at near home first. Those aren't things to save up for a trip.

What we'll need from you

For the photos, stand with your arms loose by your sides. We'll need one straight on and one from each side. It also helps to know when the implants were put in. If you know their size and type, include those as well. Mention what has changed, and why you're thinking about removal. The surgeon will reply with how the breast is likely to look at a year, whether a lift or fat would help, and how much of the capsule should come out in your breast implant removal in Turkey.