When Do Breast Implants "Drop" or Fall into Place?

Breast implants under the muscle can take anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months to drop into place. The chest muscle contracts and pulls the implant up higher than where it was originally placed. Massaging the chest muscle will help to relax the muscle so that the implant will drop into position. The size of the implants can have an effect on how long they take to drop. Larger implants will take longer to drop. How muscular your chest muscles are can also have an effect on the time to drop. Women with bigger chest muscles from working out will take longer to drop. 

It can take 6 months before the implants have fully dropped into position.  You have to massage them 5 times a day in the first several months to help the implants settle into a soft, natural position. In some patients, they have dropped by 1 week, although this is uncommon.  Most patients take months to see their implants drop.

Hi there, thank you for this very good question. It’s very normal for the implants to sit very high particularly after a dual plane or under the muscle surgery. The dissection is under the muscle, the tissues swell and muscle swells and the implants look very high for about 4-6 weeks. Massaging will help this. I send my patients home with a mermaid strap that goes around the chest, it pushes the implants downward. You will typically see your final result at about 8 weeks.

Thanks for your question...You are very early post op, it can take up to 3 months for implants to finally settle. Please continue to follow your PS instructions.You can learn more on our social media (Instagram and Snapchat): @realdrsix.

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Thanks for your inquiry, it can take several weeks to months for implants to drop and fluff,  good luck with your recovery.

It will vary a bit depending on the type of implant used, the size of implant and how tight the pocket was but on average it takes about 6 weeks for implants to fall into place. It takes 12 months though for all swelling to resolve and for you to really see your final results.