[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"You are likely a good candidate if you are in stable general health, do not smoke, are at a stable weight, have realistic expectations, and are at least six to twelve months past your prior breast surgery. Dr. Lickstein confirms candidacy at the consultation through a physical examination and a review of your operative history. Lickstein Plastic Surgery offers revision consultations at our Palm Beach Gardens location, serving patients from Jupiter and nearby communities.","name":"Am I a Good Candidate for Breast Revision Surgery in Palm Beach Gardens? Answer","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Can Capsular Contracture Come Back After Revision? Answer","text":"Yes, recurrence is possible, but the right surgical strategy meaningfully reduces the risk. Published outcomes show that complete capsulectomy combined with submuscular implant placement and tissue reinforcement, when indicated, lowers recurrence compared with capsule release alone. At Lickstein Plastic Surgery, our surgeons determine the right capsulectomy and reinforcement strategy for each patient based on their specific anatomy and prior surgical history.","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Should I Return to My Original Surgeon for Revision? Answer","text":"Not necessarily. A revision is a different operation than a primary augmentation, and a fresh evaluation by a surgeon with extensive revision experience is often the better choice. The board-certified plastic surgeons at Lickstein Plastic Surgery in Palm Beach Gardens regularly treat revision patients from Jupiter and surrounding communities whose original procedures were performed elsewhere.","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Can I Change My Implant Size, Type, or Position During Revision? Anwer","text":"Yes. A revision is often the right moment to switch implant material, adjust size, change projection, or move the implant to a different plane. The existing pocket and your soft tissue envelope set the limits on what is achievable, and Dr. Lickstein reviews those tradeoffs at the consultation.","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer3"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. If the skin envelope has stretched or the nipple has dropped relative to the breast crease, adding a breast lift (mastopexy) at the time of revision usually produces a better, longer-lasting result than implant exchange alone.","name":"Can Breast Revision Be Combined With a Breast Lift? Answer","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"Most patients return to desk work within five to seven days and resume full activity around six weeks. Final shape continues to refine over three to six months.","name":"How Long Is Recovery From Breast Revision Surgery? Answer","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer5"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"What is capsular contracture correction in Palm Beach Gardens? 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At Lickstein Plastic Surgery in Palm Beach Gardens, our surgical team treats Baker III and IV contracture with complete capsulectomy and individualized pocket reinforcement strategies based on published outcomes data.","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer6"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Am I a Good Candidate for Breast Revision Surgery in Palm Beach Gardens?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can Capsular Contracture Come Back After Revision?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Should I Return to My Original Surgeon for Revision?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer2"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question2"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I Change My Implant Size, Type, or Position During Revision?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer3"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question3"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can Breast Revision Be Combined With a Breast Lift?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer4"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question4"},{"@type":"Question","name":"How Long Is Recovery From Breast Revision Surgery?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer5"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question5"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is capsular contracture correction in Palm Beach Gardens?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Answer6"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Question6"}],"name":"Frequently Asked Questions","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#BreastRevisionSurgeryFAQPage"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","uploadDate":"2026-06-12T04:00:00+0000","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RiDV2nKL_5o","name":"Breast Revision Surgery with Dr. David Lickstein","description":"Dr. David Lickstein, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, discusses breast revision surgery and the common reasons patients may seek revision after a previous breast procedure.  In this video, Dr. Lickstein explains how breast revision may help patients who are unhappy with prior results, have experienced body changes over time, or have concerns about long-term implants. He also shares how experience, careful planning, and a strong background in breast surgery can help create a thoughtful approach for complex revision cases.","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RiDV2nKL_5o\/hqdefault.jpg","embedUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RiDV2nKL_5o?si=tQP5LciRkMGHb8Ja","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#BreastRevisionSurgeryVideo"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Place","name":"Palm Beach County","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Place"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Place","name":"South Florida","@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#Place1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":["Service","SurgicalProcedure"],"subjectOf":[{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#BreastRevisionSurgeryFAQPage"},{"@id":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/#BreastRevisionSurgeryVideo"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.licksteinplasticsurgery.com\/breast-surgery\/breast-revision\/","relevantSpecialty":"PlasticSurgery","bodyLocation":"Breasts","howPerformed":"Depending on the reason for revision, the plan may include one or more of the following: Complete capsulectomy, removal of the entire scar tissue capsule, used for Baker III and IV contracture. En bloc capsulectomy, removal of implant and capsule together, often used in implant rupture or for patients seeking breast implant removal for breast implant illness concerns. Pocket plane change, moving the implant from subglandular to subfascial or submuscular to address rippling, palpability, or recurrent contracture. Pocket reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix or mesh to reinforce the lower pole, the inframammary fold, or the lateral pocket edge. Concurrent mastopexy, combining a breast lift with implant exchange when the skin envelope has stretched. Implant exchange with a different size, projection, or material.","followup":"Most breast revisions are performed as outpatient procedures under general anesthesia in our accredited surgical facility and may take two to four hours. Recovery is typically less involved than the original augmentation. Most patients return to desk work within five to seven days, light activity within two weeks, and full exercise around six weeks. Final shape continues to refine over three to six months as the implant settles.","name":"Breast Revision Surgery","description":"A revision is a different operation from your first augmentation, even when the names sound similar. By the time a patient considers revision, the chest wall has already been operated on at least once, scar tissue has formed, and the soft tissue envelope has been stretched by an implant for months or years. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons describes breast implant revision as a procedure intended to correct problems or improve outcomes from a prior augmentation or reconstruction, and ASPS procedural statistics continue to rank implant removal and exchange among the highest-volume revision procedures in the United States. That means a revision surgeon is not just placing an implant. They are reading the existing pocket, deciding whether the capsule needs to be removed, choosing whether to switch the implant plane, judging whether the lower pole needs reinforcement, and deciding whether a breast lift should be added. Those judgments are where technique and experience drive the result.","preparation":"Your first appointment is a working consultation. Bring your operative reports if you have them, any prior imaging, and a clear sense of what you do not like about your current result. Dr. Lickstein or Dr. Forleiter performs a physical examination, reviews your history, and outlines a plan that may include capsulectomy, a pocket plane change, mesh or matrix support, a lift, or implant exchange. 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