There are a number of reasons women seek this procedure with Dr Moncrieff – sometimes older breast implants have become hard (called capsular contraction) or other medical issues, or they no longer suit a woman’s lifestyle after many years.
A Breast Implant Removal is performed under General Anaesthetic in hospital. The hospital stay is overnight.
We recommend one week off work, wearing the garment/bra for 6 weeks.
Our $100 Vectra simulation appointments can be booked with our Practice Manager Jessica. For patients seeking a revision of existing breast implants the simulation may not be able to attain a simulation. However, the appointment is an opportunity to talk about the surgical process, costs and review of previous patient case studies.
For both our Specialist Surgeons
The fees below are the total out of pocket costs These include the surgeon’s fee, hospital stay, anaesthetist’s fee, garment, LED light therapy for scar minimisation and follow up visits.
Dr Moncrieff's fees:
Removal with lift
Dr Moncrieff generally does not recommend a removal without lift because the skin and tissue will usually be too stretched to retract and the result is not cosmetically pleasing and can lead to chronic skin irritation under the lax breast tissue.
A removal with a surgical lift is from $24,000 total out of pocket for an insured patient.
To see more about what’s involved in a surgical lift, please visit our lift page.
A lift is a more complex and time consuming surgery that a replacement of an implant, so takes more time in theatre. This results in the extra fees for the hospital, surgeon, anaesthetist, etc.
Removal only
In some cases, generally for smaller implants which have only been in a short time, it is possible to remove implants and not lift the remaining skin. This ranges from $7,500 – $10,000 depending on insurance coverage and complexity of the removal.
Dr French's fees
Removals with lifts are from $15,500 and removal only from $6,600 for patients with insurance.
More about Dr French is here.
FAQS
FAQS
Yes we do. We understand that surgery is a serious investment. To help you understand your payment options you may like to read our dedicated article here.
Yes, Medicare Item Numbers – 45551 – removal only.
We do not see patients within 6 months following surgery elsewhere. This is because the original doctor is required by law to provide post-operative care and surgery takes time to settle. We also have no insight into exactly how the surgery has been performed, the implants used and infection control employed so we can’t have a full insight into how patients from other clinics should be managed in the post operative phase, unlike our own patients.
If you remain unhappy about your results after 6 months and you have been unable to get a agreed path forward with your original doctor, then we recommend you see your GP for a referral to us and also a referral for an ultrasound before you see us.
If you are experiencing a serious complication from surgery elsewhere such as an infection or wound breakdown, you should contact that clinic urgently. You should also consider presenting at emergency or your GP if you are unable to get in contact with that clinic.
Yes, Dr Moncrieff not only removes the implants, but the entire capsule around the implants (called an en bloc capsulectomy).
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