Removing Your Breast Implants: What Really Happens and How You'll Feel

Dr. Swistun says the moment a woman decides her implants have to come out is his best chance to help — there's no right or wrong answer, only her goals. And he's blunt about one thing: put a new breast implant back in and you're automatically signing up for another surgery down the road, because no breast implants last forever.Monique Ramsey gathers the show's best explant surgery conversations into one guide — the decision, the operation, and the after.Dr. Swistun explains what a total intact capsulectomy actually is, why getting back to 'factory settings' takes far longer than putting an implant in, and how auto-augmentation reshapes the tissue you already have so you can stay full without an implant.Then real women — Jennifer, Caroline, and Amie — describe what removal was actually like, and one husband, Michael, shares what it was like to watch his wife go through it, skeptical at first and won over after.One woman put it in a way that sticks: she felt like a prisoner in her own body, and now she feels liberated. No hype, no pressure — just what removal really involves.LinksMeet San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Luke Swistun: Dr. Luke SwistunLearn more about breast implant removal: breast implant removalQuestions answered by this episodeWhat is a total intact capsulectomy?What is the breast capsule and why does it need to be removed?Why does explant sometimes cost more than the original breast augmentation?Can you stay full after breast implant removal without new implants?What is auto-augmentation during explant?Should you replace your breast implants or remove them for good?What does breast implant illness feel like?What will your breasts look like after implants are removed?Is a breast lift done at the same time as implant removal?How do women feel emotionally after explant?About this podcastLearn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, the 12x winner of the San Diego's Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine's Best of San Diego Awards.Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego's most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSCWatch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentreThe La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.ioTheme music: Busy People, SOOP