Why Does One of my Breast Implants Look Bigger?

asked 1 year ago by Lala232 in New York
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: asymmetry, saline implants

First two weeks after surgery I felt the fuller breast heavier then the other. Can it be that my right one is dropping faster? I highly doubt one implant was filled with more saline than the other but I'm just worried. I told my doctor and he just said to massage the fuller one more. Then again, he's always M.I.A so I would like to hear opinions from other doctors. Please & Thank you! P.S Pre-op, I never had an asymmetrical problem. Also, I'm 5 weeks post-op.

10 answers to Why Does One of my Breast Implants Look Bigger?

VIDEO: BREAST IMPLANT EXERCISES

Implants may tend to settle at different rates and the increase use of your right arm may promote a more rapid descent of this implant but it is still too early. We provide patients with breast implant exercises. You can perform these preferentially on the left breast in order to encourage this to drop. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Too early to tell

You are only 5 weeks out from surgery and things are definitely not final yet. Your left implant does look a bit higher on the chest wall than your right, but that sort of asymmetry is normal in the early stages after surgery. Massage will help swelling and will help relax that chest muscle and may help that left implant settle more quickly. IF your left implant doesn't drop to match the right one, then surgical revision would be needed. I would wait at least 6 months... more

Carmen Kavali, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Why Does One of my Breast Implants Look Bigger?

Regarding: "Why Does One of my Breast Implants Look Bigger? First two weeks after surgery I felt the fuller breast heavier then the other. Can it be that my right one is dropping faster? I highly doubt one implant was filled with more saline than the other but I'm just worried. I told my doctor and he just said to massage the fuller one more. Then again, he's always M.I.A so I would like to hear opinions from other doctors. Please & Thank you! P.S Pre-op, I never had... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Implant differences

Patients often do not notice their asymmetries befor surgery unless they are pointed out to them. Your surgeon has all the info regarding your surgery and so he would be the best one to ask regarding volumes and original asymmetry.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Uneven breast size after augmentation

Based on your photo, the left appears to be slightly higher than the right. Massage may help with resolution of swelling but will not "drop" the implant. Without preoperative photos and implant information, it is difficult to ascertain why. Asymmetry is often magnified by breast augmentation and this may be true in your case as well. However, you are only 5 weeks out from surgery. Give yourself a good 3-6 months before making a final judgment on the size/shape of the... more

David Bogue, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

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The left implant may yet spontaneously descend but a surgical revision is likely to be needed to correct your problem.

Your photo does seem to show that the left implant is somewhat higher then the right. Assuming that your surgeon filled the implants equivalently the difference in positioning from right to left has likely resulted from a difference in the size of the internal pockets made to house your implants. Since you are 5 weeks out it is still slightly possible that the left implant will spontaneously descend into symmetry with the right. It might be encouraged to do so by wearing an... more

David A. Ross, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant, breast revision, cosmetic surgery

I certainly would like to know your preop appearance and the volume placed in each device. Is that side firm? Massage will not change the device appearance.

Robert Whitfield, MD
Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon

Big implants create problems

Based on your photo- I'd say your surgeon tried to place the biggest possible implant into you he/she could- this creates problems with implant positioning and shape. Your left implant looks like its elongated vertically, indicating that there is just not enough room for it in the implant pocket. I agree with the earlier comment- if you do get a revision, go smaller. I also think that implants do 'drop' in position with time. This might occur to some degree in your case. more

Scott Sattler, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant asymmetry

I agree that the left implant looks fuller. It takes 2-6 months for implants to drop, settle, and soften as a result of gravitational factors. You should expect continued appearance changes over the next few months. Asymmetry is common in breasts, sometimes one implant "drops" before the other which can make the higher one look fuller at the top for a period of time. I would recommend massage of the left side in a slightly downward direction to see if that helps. more

Hayley Brown MD
Henderson Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant asymmetry can be corrected.

Hi. These are just some impressions based on your picture: 1) Massage does not help, and breast implants don't have to drop. The surgeon can see the final result at the end of the operation (swelling hasn't started yet). 2) Either you have more breast tissue on your left, or the left implant is larger. A hematoma can also make a breast bigger, but that is usually very painful and hard. 3) I doubt that things will change much, but be... more