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Explantation (breast implant removal) surgery, step-by-step

By: Karen Horton | Jun 21, 2023

Breast implant removal, called explantation, has become increasingly popular over the last decade.  Styles and preferences change, there is a trend to more natural looking breasts, and with menopause or weight gain, the breast can naturally increase in volume.  Even...

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Update on BII & “En Bloc” Capsulectomy (spoiler alert – it’s not needed or recommended)

By: Karen Horton | May 09, 2023

The following is a joint statement from several of my professional societies - The Aesthetic Society (formerly ASAPS), the Aesthetic Society Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).  It covers what we know...

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Breast Implant Illness (BII) treatment: “En Bloc” capsulectomy not necessary for explantation

By: Karen Horton | Jan 26, 2022

What is "breast implant illness" (BII)?  BII is a controversial current term born from social media, and is a poorly understood phenomenon of wide-ranging and non–organ-specific range of symptoms that can develop after breast implant reconstruction or cosmetic breast augmentation;...

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Capsular contracture, breast implant removal and a lift – one patient’s story

By: Karen Horton | Dec 20, 2018

Before and after bilateral explantation of previously placed silicone gel breast implants and a periareolar lift of the nipples and areola reduction (breast lift) in a 37 year old woman.  Her breast augmentation was a few years ago in another...

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Explantation: What happens when breast implants are removed?

By: Karen Horton | Apr 20, 2016

Breast augmentation is an incredible procedure, and results are usually fantastic!  However, breast implants are not for everyone.  I occasionally see patients who no longer wish to have their breast implants and are requesting removal.  Is a "boob job" reversible?...

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Dr. Karen M. Horton
2100 Webster St UNIT 520
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415.923.3067
We are located in the Pacific Heights District in the Pacific Professional Building.

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Dr. Karen M. Horton
2100 Webster St UNIT 520
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415.923.3067

We are located in the
Pacific Heights District
in the Pacific Professional Building.

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*Please note: Our office is no longer a Participating Provider for insurance. We can provide a financial quote for what anticipated surgical fees will be after your consultation.

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