Every week, women with genuine implant problems start their journey at the GP — reasonably. Months later, most have learned the rules the hard way. Here they are upfront.
The NHS treats complications of privately-placed cosmetic implants as, fundamentally, a private matter. The founding logic: cosmetic surgery was your commercial choice; its maintenance is not a public burden. Commissioning policies vary slightly by region (ICB), but the pattern is consistent.
Capsular contracture correction for appearance or comfort, malposition repair, rippling, size or shape problems, exchange of ageing implants, replacement after any removal, cosmetic restoration of any kind. Not because clinicians don't care — because the commissioning rules exclude it.
If your problem is cosmetic-functional — hardening, distortion, malposition, an implant you've simply outlived — the realistic route is private, and the only question is where. UK private revision commonly quotes £8,000–£15,000+; the identical operation with a verifiable specialist in Istanbul typically runs 50–70% less, all-inclusive. Neither path involves the NHS; one involves considerably less money for the same surgery.
Start with a diagnosis either way — it's free here, and it turns "something's wrong" into a named problem with a named fix.
