Explant surgery with Dr. Lucrecia Villanueva: consultations at Serrano 87 and surgery at Hospital San Francisco de Asís
Surgery time:
45-90 minutes
Recovery time:
5-7 days
Anesthesia:
General
Hospital stay:
Usually not
Social life:
After 2 to 4 days
In Madrid, breast explant surgery is performed by Dr. Lucrecia Villanueva, the breast surgeon at our clinic on Serrano Street (medical license no. 282871279). She removes your implants permanently, almost always together with the capsule around them, and, if your skin needs it, lifts the breast or fills it with your own fat in the same operation.
The operation takes place at Hospital San Francisco de Asís (Chamartín) and generally does not require an overnight stay. Consultation, wound care and check-ups are at Serrano, 87. Price from €6,000 (VAT not included), with a fixed quote after the consultation.
Call 650 53 83 77 to book an appointment. First consultation, €80; video consultation with the doctor, €50. Both are deducted if you have surgery.
Dr. Lucrecia Villanueva, the plastic surgeon in charge of breast surgery at our Madrid clinic. She sees you, operates on you and does your check-ups.
She studied at the University of Buenos Aires and completed more than five years of hospital training in plastic surgery at Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich. As well as explant surgery, in Madrid she performs breast augmentations, breast lifts, breast reductions and implant replacements, so she can discuss both options with you in the same consultation: removing or replacing.
Her full profile is on Dr. Villanueva's page.
The implants are removed through the appropriate approach and, when the capsule is thickened, calcified or contracted, or the implant has ruptured, the capsule is removed too (capsulectomy). If the capsule is thin and healthy, it can be left in place. With firm skin and enough breast tissue of your own, removal alone is enough; with large implants or loose skin, a lift, fat transfer or both are usually added.
Some patients come to us with tiredness, aches or brain fog that they link to their implants. We look into it seriously, but we do not promise that removal will resolve it, and we first recommend ruling out other medical causes. Risks and recovery are covered on the breast implant removal page.
The price starts at €6,000 (VAT not included). It varies with the type of capsulectomy (simple, partial, total or en bloc), whether a breast lift or fat transfer is added, and the imaging tests you need. The quote we give you after the consultation is fixed.
You can pay in installments, at 0% for up to 12 months or over up to 48 months: see financing.
At Hospital San Francisco de Asís, C. de Joaquín Costa, 28, 28002 Madrid, with a qualified anesthesiologist. You normally go home the same day; if drains are placed, they are removed after 3-5 days. Bring someone with you, because you will not be able to drive.
The consultation, wound care and check-ups take place at Serrano, 87, ground floor, in the Salamanca district.
This is how it is organized between the clinic and the hospital.
Dr. Villanueva examines the type, placement plane and age of your implants, your skin and the tissue you still have. If needed, she requests an ultrasound or MRI and, from age 35-40, a recent mammogram.
Together you decide whether the implants are simply removed or whether the breast is also lifted or filled with fat, and she shows you realistically how your breasts may look.
At Hospital San Francisco de Asís, under general anesthesia. You normally go home the same day.
Wound care and check-ups at Serrano. Wire-free bra for 4 to 6 weeks and sleeping on your back with your upper body slightly raised. Office work after a week; the breast takes on its final shape between 3 and 6 months.
Yes. Book a video consultation with Dr. Villanueva: it costs €50 and is deducted from the surgery. If you then decide to go ahead, you will need to come to Serrano so she can examine you.
How many days you should spend in Madrid, how many in-person visits are needed and when to have surgery are decided with you after that consultation. Travel and accommodation are not included in the price.
Breast implant removal in Madrid is handled by Dr. Lucrecia Villanueva, from the first consultation to the last check-up.
C. de Serrano, 87, ground floor, 28006 Madrid (Salamanca district). Phone: 650 53 83 77. We are open Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 20:00 and Friday from 10:00 to 15:00.
Breast and body contouring procedures we also perform at Serrano.
Dr. Lucrecia Villanueva, medical license no. 282871279, breast surgeon at the Madrid clinic.
At Hospital San Francisco de Asís, in Chamartín. An overnight stay is not usually needed. There is no operating room at Serrano 87.
Rubén Darío (L5), Núñez de Balboa (L5 and L9) and Gregorio Marañón (L7 and L10).
Yes. SerranoPark Juan Bravo, Serrano Park Hermanos Bécquer, Parking Serrano 41 Telpark and Parking Urban Concept General Oráa are open 24 hours.
Yes. The video consultation is done by Dr. Villanueva herself; it costs €50 and is deducted if you have surgery.
We do not set that before we meet you. Visits, length of stay and date are agreed with you after the first consultation.
No. Synapta is included in surgeries performed in Barcelona. In Madrid, the quote covers wound care and check-ups.
You can, because both clinics do check-ups, but ideally you should be seen in Madrid by Dr. Villanueva, who operated on you.
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Dr. Lucrecia Villanueva body and breast surgeon
N.º de colegiación 282871279
Specialist surgeon in body and breast
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