To Explant Or Not To Explant: Why Your Breast Implants Might Need To Be Removed https://explantsurgery.com/to-....explant-or-not-to-ex implants don’t last forever; eventually, they’ll need to be removed and/or replaced. Breast implant removal, also known as explant surgery, is a surgical procedure that removes (or explants) the implants from the breast pocket.