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Breast Implants Perfectly in Place Just a Week After Surgery?
Is it possible for my Breast implants to not be sitting very high only one week after surgery, and for that not to be the result of a problem? They look fabulous!
Asked 33 months ago by
cupadopter in Massachusetts
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Breast Implant Maturation
Hello,
Most breast implant patients take longer than a week to have their implanted breasts look good, but some patients, particularly those who had had a few children prior to surgery and/or chose smaller implant sizes, can look good earlier.
Congratulations and Best Regards.
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Great that you're pleased with you breast implants after a week
Hi,
Thank you for your question!
Every patient is different. It may take some patients months to see what their final results are. It is great that you are pleased with your results at just a week after surgery. That is the ideal situation for every patient. Breast implants can change throughout the next few months, but some patients don't change much at all. Therefore, this is no indication that this was the result of a problem. Enjoy your new look.
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Good for you
Yes, breast implants can be perfect right away and can stay that way. You are fortunate. Breast implants can and do change and in most cases if they are high they come down, but sometimes they don't. Being perfect right off the bat has no prediction of what will happen with time but in my experience it is a good sign.
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Great early breast augmentation results
This is entirely possible and is what we all strive for in every case. Sometimes the implants sit high under the muscle after surgery and in some patients the implants stay right where you had placed them during surgery. This is usually patient dependent and not as muc surgeon dependent - so consider yourself lucky to have good tissue and to have gone to a good surgeon!
Be happy!
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Yes this is possible and long term results depend on several factors
Yes it is very possible.
This is more likely when the implants are placed OVER the muscle in which case they tend to fill a loose skin envelope.
If they are placed UNDER the muscle, it is possible that they will continue to settle.
In this latter case, I tend to recommend that patients wear a supportive bra cup for 6 weeks x 24hrs x 7 days to minimize the potential to bottom out.
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Implants should always look good right after surgery.
Hi!
It's wonderful that you have a great result. That's not a problem. That's the way it should be.
It is a myth that implants are supposed to "drop". In New York, I sit breast augmentation patients up on the operating table before the end of surgery (you are still aleep, of course) to make sure that the breasts look great. Otherwise, we keep working.
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Implant position at 1 week post-op
If you are implants look fabulous at 1 week, then that is great! Some patients have loose skin envelopes and the implants just sit right from the get go. Most primary breast implants especially when placed under the muscle will ride a bit high for a few months and then settle in to place.
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You can have a great result soon after breast augmentation
Yes, it is possible to be very happy with the result soon after surgery. We strive to make a perfect "pocket" for the implant during the operation. Your implant will lie in that pocket. If the pocket is too large, then the implant can move around the pocket and you can have an unnatural result. It is less common, in fact, to have a high-riding implant in most cases.
Some patients have a skin envelope that is too tight to fit a large implant. Those patients will typically have a...
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Portland Plastic Surgeon
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Only your surgeon knows for sure
Depending on how your surgeon executed his surgical plan, your situation might be perfect, or it may need his attention. Let him/her know.
I like to tell my patients to start wearing a non push up wire rim bra to "set" the lower fold as soon as the implants are where they want them to be. Some patients like them higher than others, and the first 3-4 days after the implants are placed, while the capsule is not fully formed, you have a lot of flexibility in "molding" the...
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The time for healing depends on how the breast must adapt
After breast augmentation we are asking the breast to adapt to a new shape and volume according to the implant selected. Sometimes the existing breast will fit over the implant like a glove and the result can be very soft and natural from the start. There are other instances however where we are asking a lot from the existing breast. Perhaps we wish to push the volume from an A to a C or possibly a small D cup. Or perhaps the natural breast has tightness along the fold underneath which we...
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Certainly it is possible
Some people get their desired result much sooner than others. Each person and each surgeon is different. You are fortunate that your result already looks so good!
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Yes it is possible
If you have had kids (and your skin envelopes had deflated) and had little swelling/bruising right after surgery, it is perfectly possible to look as good as you do. We strive for that in every case, but it is not always possible. Best of luck.
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It is not uncommon to get an early great result especially in a woman who has had children
Some patients, especially those who have had some significant stretching of their breast skin and some atrophy of their breast from child birth. These ladies often get great almost final result on the operating table. This is more frequent when the implants are placed under the breast instead of under the muscle. It is very exciting for these patients to look so good so soon but not uncommon. I am happy for you and your surgeon.
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Reserve judgment either way
One week is much too early to predict the final result. There are too many variables. However, if you are happy and your surgeon is happy at this point, then that is the best you can hope for. One cannot tell fromyour question whether the surgeon had accounted for some settling in his surgical plan. Hope that you continue to look fabulous and be happy. That's all any surgeon wants for his patient.
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Your implants are in the correct position.
It is very possible for your implants to be in their final position at this point. Implants do not ride high on every patient after
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