Breast implant revision with Dr. Ip
Medically reviewed by Dr. T. Y. Steven Ip, MD, FACS, board certified plastic surgeon Updated
Breast implant revision with Dr. Ip costs approximately $15,000 to $20,000. Dr. Ip is frequently asked to perform revisional breast implant surgery after other surgeons.
Why women choose revision
These are the problems Dr. Ip most often corrects, including implants placed by other surgeons.
A size change
Some women want larger or smaller implants than the ones they have. Dr. Ip's revision cases include exchanges to a smaller size.
Capsular contracture
Capsular contracture is the most common problem in Dr. Ip's revision gallery, usually corrected with a capsulectomy and new implants.
Rupture
Dr. Ip's revision cases include removing ruptured silicone implants and replacing them with new implants.
Shifted or low implants
Implants that have bottomed out or moved toward the center of the chest (symmastia) can be corrected by adjusting the implant pocket.
What revision can involve
Dr. Ip plans your revision at your consultation, based on your current implants and the result you want.
If you want your implants removed without replacement, see Dr. Ip's breast implant removal site.
Replacing implants
Removing your current implants and placing new ones.
Changing size or type
Moving to a different size, or between silicone and saline implants.
Changing placement
Adjusting the implant pocket, or moving implants under or over the muscle.
Adding a lift
Lifting the breast at the same time when sagging is part of the problem.
See Dr. Ip's revision results
Before and after photos of revision patients, including capsular contracture, rupture, bottoming-out and symmastia corrections, and exchanges to a smaller size.
What revision costs
$15,000 to $20,000
Approximate price for breast implant revision with Dr. Ip
These prices are approximate and can vary by office. They include the surgeon, anesthesia and operating room fees. If you stay one or more nights at the surgery center, that stay costs extra.
Keep planning your revision
More guides to read before your consultation.
Choosing your surgeon
What to check before you book: board certification, implant experience, accredited surgery centers and photos.
Read the surgeon checklist
Breast augmentation cost
Approximate prices for augmentation, augmentation with a lift and implant revision, and what your fee covers.
See approximate prices
Recovery, week by week
What to expect from the recovery room to six weeks, including lifting, your sports bra and compression bands.
See the recovery timelineBreast implant revision questions, answered
Breast implant revision with Dr. Ip costs approximately $15,000 to $20,000. He confirms your exact price after your in-person or virtual consultation.
Women choose revision to change the size of their implants, or to correct capsular contracture, a ruptured implant, or implants that have shifted or sit too low.
Revision can involve replacing your implants, changing their size or type, adjusting their placement or adding a breast lift. Dr. Ip plans your surgery after your consultation.
Yes. Dr. Ip is a specialist in breast implant surgery and is frequently asked to perform revisional breast implant surgery after other surgeons.
Yes. The before and after gallery shows Dr. Ip's breast implant revision patients, and each case lists the problem that was corrected.
Talk to Dr. Ip about your implants
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