Will my Breast Implant Get Bigger After Six Month of Sugery

asked 1 year ago by Huong
Latest answer by Anindya Lahiri, MBBS
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Tags: 6 months post-op, bigger

I have my implant 335cc cohestive gel a month ago. I find it's smaller than when I try on at the pre-op. I was told by my surgeon that the implant will settle and drop and that they will look bigger. It's that true? If it doesn't get bigger it's my surgeon fault or my? will I get a free revision?

10 answers to Will my Breast Implant Get Bigger After Six Month of Sugery

Will breast implant get bigger?

Although your breast shape will change over the next few months, I doubt you will find that they get bigger. Unfortunately, there is no perfect way to pre-determine the correct implant size. You had a perception of your desired goal, and try to relay that to your surgeon, but unfortunately, there is no 100% accurate way to determine your goals. I also do bra sizing of implants, but explain that preop bra sizing is not a perfect way to determine size. I... more

Gordon Lewis, MD
Richmond Plastic Surgeon

No, your implants won't get bigger, but your breasts may look better as time goes by.

Many surgeons use a very careful dissection technique in creating an implant pocket during breast augmentation, and the amount of swelling and bruising may actually be quite minimal for the patients lucky enough to have such careful surgery. Sometimes post-operative nausea, vomiting, or excessive activity can lead to increased bruising, swelling, or bleeding that can require re-operation, so even careful surgery needs good anesthesia, and compliant post-operative patient recovery in order to... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

Post op breast volume changes

Dear Huong, Your implants will not enlarge post op. If fact, your breast will usually expect 10% volume loss over the first few months post op not due to implant volume change but due to thinning of the overlying breast tissues. There is no perfect way to determine to perfect breast volume pre or post op. For example, there is a computer simulation program which can very accurately predict from your pre op photos what your breast shape and volume will be with... more

Craig Harrison, MD
Tyler Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants will not appear larger six months after augmentation

You might have misunderstood, but your breast implants will improve in shape over several months as the breast relaxes and forms with the implant, yet the cup size and look will largely remain the same. Actually the opposite is true. Often the implant that feels stiff and too high and large will improve and feel slightly smaller once settled in. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Breast Implants do NOT look larger 6 months after surgery

Breast implants do not appear larger 6 months after surgery. As inflammation and swelling subsides and the implants "settle" they may appear slightly smaller and more natural but never larger. It sounds as if you had the wrong idea of how large your breasts would appear after your augmentation. When using most methods of "sizing" breast implants before surgery, they are all fairly inaccurate since the implants are placed OVER the skin instead of under the skin, under... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Will my implant get bigger?

No, your implant will not get bigger. implants do settle in over time, and may look and move more naturally. In patients with tight skin and tissues, they may project more over time as the tissues stretch and relax. But they will not increase in size. Although trying on breast implant sizers preoperatively is the best technique we have for patients to assess what different sized implants will look like, I tell patients that the technique is not completely accurate,... more

Robert M. Grenley, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Size of breast implant

Unfortunately your breast implants will NOT become larger with time. The tissues will settle and the appearance will perhaps improve over the next few months, but the size will more or less remain the same. I am not sure if your surgeon will be happy to change the implants for free, but you may find that you yourself are happier with the result as time goes.

Anindya Lahiri, MBBS
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

Difficult to judge the size

Unfortunately sizeing of breast implants before surgery is difficult. Placing an implant in a bra in order to size, pre surgery - the same size implant will look smaller when placing it under the gland or muscle. It is more common for patients to feel that they should have gone larger than the other way around. Mentor is releasing an adjustable silicone gell implant that can be adjusted after surgery - fine tuning. Studies will be starting soon. more

Hilton Becker, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Your implants will not change

The size of the implants does not change over time. The most common reason for redo post augmentation is the size. The main reason for this that patients expectations changes.