Question: I have had breast implants for over 8 years and I love them. This year I noticed that one of my breasts was becoming firm and shifting a little on my chest. I went to see a doctor and he said I have Baker Class 3 Capsular contracture. What exactly does this mean? Can Dr. Corbin fix this?
Answer: The Bakers classification of capsular contracture is the most popular method doctor's use as a way of describing clinical firmness of the breast implant. It is a grading system I through IV. I is normal feeling like a natural breast, II is slightly firm, III is firmer than a natural breast and slightly distorted and IV is firm, distorted and painful. I do correct capsular contracture by removing the old capsule and breast implant and putting in a new implant. There are no guarantees, however, that capsular contracture will not come back even after corrective surgery. In most patients capsular contracture never returns, but in a small percentage of women they will have reoccurring firmness of the breast implants.
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