This 34 year-old woman from the Brock – Mineral Wells – Weatherford area of North Texas had undergone breast augmentation with 550 ml saline-filled breast implants 11 years ago.  She noticed a loss of volume and shape of her left breast.  She visited with Dr. Kunkel in his plastic surgery office near the Fort Worth …

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This 60 year-old woman from the Burleson – Crowley – Mansfield area of North Texas had undergone breast augmentation with teardrop-shaped saline breast implants 10 years previously.  Her left breast implant developed a leak.  She underwent replacement of both breast implants by Dr. Kunkel in an accredited Fort Worth surgery center.  He removed both of …

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This 73 year-old Fort Worth woman had 350 ml silicone gel breast implants placed 10 years previously.  A breast ultrasound indicated her left breast implant was ruptured.  Dr. Kunkel removed her implants and the surrounding scar tissue capsules (‘capsulectomies’).  Both of her implants were found to be intact, not ruptured.  This case is one in …

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This 72 year-old woman from the Granbury – Cleburne – Glen Rose area of North Texas underwent breast augmentation with silicone gel implants 34 years before she visited with Dr. Kunkel.  Her breasts changed over time, with her tissue becoming lower on her chest.  Mammograms indicated she had ruptured implants.  She chose to have the …

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This 77 year-old Fort Worth woman underwent breast augmentation with silicone gel implants 35 years previously.  An MRI of her breasts revealed her left breast implant was ruptured.  She elected to have both implants removed and not replaced.  Dr. Kunkel removed the implants and surrounding scar tissue capsules, and did breast lifts.  She wore a …

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This 58 year-old woman from the Waco – Temple – Killeen area of Texas had undergone breast augmentation with 250 ml saline implants 18 years ago.  She had loved her size and shape but noticed a sudden loss of volume of her right breast implant.  She visited with Dr. Kunkel in his plastic surgery office …

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This 40 year-old woman from the Aledo – Willow Park – Weatherford area of North Texas had undergone breast augmentation with textured surface silicone gel breast implants 12 years earlier.  A 390 ml implant had been placed on the right side and a 420 ml implant on the left.  A mammogram detected an abnormality in …

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This 58 year-old woman woman from the Cleburne – Glen Rose – Granbury area of North Texas had undergone breast augmentation and breast lift surgery 33 years ago.  Breast imaging showed that her implants were ruptured.  She also lost 65 pounds after a gastric band procedure.  Dr. Kunkel performed capsulectomies and removed the ruptured implants …

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This 70 year-old Fort Worth woman underwent breast augmentation with silicone breast implants 33 years ago.  She did not know what volume implants she had.  An ultrasound revealed her right breast implant was ruptured.  Dr. Kunkel performed capsulectomies to remove the implants and surrounding scar tissue.  New smooth surface 385 ml round silicone gel implants …

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This 52 year-old woman from the Cleburne – Granbury – Glen Rose area of North Texas had undergone breast augmentation 13 years previously.  She had 460 ml “teardrop” saline-filled breast implants.  Her right breast implant developed a leak.  Dr. Kunkel removed the implants and surrounding scar tissue capsules.  New 500 ml round silicone gel implants …

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