If you're contemplating an alteration to your current breast implants or are encountering any concerns with them, breast implant exchange surgery in Evansville, Indiana, at Amelia Evansville provides a comprehensive and tailored solution.
This surgical procedure involves replacing your existing breast implants with new ones, whether your aim is to update your aesthetic preferences, effectively address complications, or simply achieve a different, desired look.
At Amelia Evansville, we deeply understand that your personal preferences can evolve, and we are wholeheartedly dedicated to helping you attain your ideal breast aesthetics through highly personalized care and a diverse spectrum of options.
The motivations for pursuing a breast implant exchange can be quite varied. Some individuals may simply desire a different size or shape than their original augmentation provided, while others might be experiencing issues such as capsular contracture (a noticeable hardening or tightening of the scar tissue that forms around the implant), implant rupture, or displacement.
Regardless of your specific reason, our highly experienced surgeon at Amelia Evansville, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Kate Kottwitz, will collaborate closely with you.
She will take the time to thoroughly understand your unique objectives and then meticulously develop a customized treatment plan designed specifically for your needs.
A significant advantage of selecting Amelia Evansville for your breast implant exchange in Evansville, Indiana, is the unparalleled autonomy you'll experience in choosing every single aspect of your new implants. We empower you to make selections that perfectly align with your aesthetic aspirations and seamlessly integrate with your lifestyle. This extensive personalization includes:
At Amelia Evansville, your breast implant exchange surgery will be meticulously performed with the utmost care and precision by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Kate Kottwitz.
She utilizes advanced surgical techniques to ensure a safe procedure and achieve beautiful, incredibly natural-looking results. Dr. Kate and her all-female team are passionately dedicated to helping you regain confidence and attain the breast contours you truly desire.

If you had a crease incision in your primary breast augmentation, you’ll have no additional scars.
Your surgeon will make an incision along the old one and remove existing scar tissue for a brand new scar. Like most incisions, they will take around six weeks to close completely. During that time you may be asked to wear tape over the incisions and avoid submerging in water.
Keep in mind it takes at least 12 months for scars to look their best. It’s important, especially in the first year to follow and be consistent with your surgeon’s scar protocol.

Simple exchanges are best suited for someone who is generally happy with where the implants sit but wants a new implant style, profile, or size. The procedure is often less than an hour and is commonly done awake under local anesthesia.
The downtime after a simple exchange is nearly zero. A patient can often comfortably walk out of the office right after the procedure. If no anxiety or narcotics are taken, the patient can even drive themselves home.
Though every recovery is unique, simple implant exchange recovery is typically shorter than the initial surgery with minimal discomfort, even in the days immediately following the surgery. Many patients can expect six weeks of swimming/submerging in water restrictions and results will likely evolve quickly.

A complex exchange is typically for someone who wants to change the implant position to feel more supported or to position the implant higher, lower, more towards the center or more towards the side on the chest.
The procedure is more complex and therefore often requires general anesthesia. A complex exchange may involve things like mesh, a breast lift, pocket work, changing implant placement, or a significant increase or decrease in size.
Because the procedure is diverse, so are the recovery and final results. Typically, you can expect six weeks of lifting and water submersion restrictions, in some cases 5-7 days of downtime, results around 12 months post-op.
