What Happens After my Breast Reduction?

 If you REALLY want to do this, your skin should be okay.  This kind of ping pong however is bad and either represents poor communication with your doctor on his or her part or on your part.  

Thank you for the question. On the one hand, it may be too early to make any sound/unemotional decision about your breast size. On the other hand, if you're convinced that the new breast implants are too large, and the sooner you downsize them the more likely the skin will “bounce back”. Most importantly, communicate clearly with your plastic surgeon to avoid the need for further surgery. Best wishes.

  Breast reduction surgery is a challenge after a patient has had large breast implants in place. This is because the large breast implants may stretch of the breast tissue and make the reduction surgery more dangerous. For this difficult surgery, is incredibly important to consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon who is a great deal of experience with reduction surgery. They will be able to tell you if the surgery is indeed safe to perform or to surgery may need to be... more

Changing implants frequently is not a good idea. If you have "buyer's remorse" from having too large of an implant placed, it may not be so easy to go smaller. I would suggest having them placed ASAP. This may minimize the impact that the larger implants had on your chest and hopefully they will bounce back without you needing a lift.

Hi! You are absolutely right to be unhappy with such huge implants. You did not receive good advice. Implants this big age badly. I would recommend revising the implant pockets and putting in smaller implants quickly, because if you leave these very heavy implants in for a long time, the tissues will get thinner and stretched out. We use disposable implant SIZERS during surgery to find the ideal size. We place the patient in the sitting position (you are still under anesthesia, of... more

It can certainly be done, but I think it's important to understand the risks involved, the biggest one being that you may not be happy with the old/smaller size. Have a very thorough discussion with your surgeon so that you are both on the same page as to the goals of the procedure prior to going back tot he OR.

Surgery is serious stuff and revolving door surgery is even more problematic. I once had a patient come into my office asking for her implants to be reduced in size and then enlarged when she moved back to Georgia in a year. The prevailing norm in my state is "less is more", while in GA the norm is "big is better". I told the patient to sit out the year with the larger implants and avoid all the risks associated with frequent breast surgeries. In your case, why did... more

If only two weeks have gone by since your surgery, it will most likely be fine to return to the smaller implants.  Some pocket modification may be required to correct for the smaller implants.  My experience has been that the breast tissue still has enough elasticity to return to its previous...

I think that if you switch out now, you would likely be fine.  I don't think enough time has gone by for permanent stretching to set in. You do have swelling however, and that is a rash decision, so you may want to think about it. sek

Let me guess; you move the furniture around and redecorate your home frequently. But seriously , in my experience in 34 yrs. there are mitigating factors at work here which could work at cross purposes. doing it now should,theoretically, reduces skin stretch, BUT re-operating now may predispose to more bleeding and swelling and possibly negatively effect capsule formation. This is a decision that you and you surgeon need to discuss at length- before you move the furniture again.... more

Hello Changing from 390 cc to 690 cc implants required making your pocket bigger and stretching of the tissues. Undoubtedly you have a significant amount of swelling. I would not judge the final size until about 6 weeks after surgery. Going back now would mean operating on friable tissues and not being able to judge what size to put in. The last thing you want is to do this a third time and still be unhappy. So wait a little longer and make a decision together with your surgeon. Hang in... more

Thanks for your question - In terms of skin elasticity usually two weeks is not enough time to cause significant permanent changes to your skin. However, the surgical changes to your implant pocket can cause problems. The pocket is likely too large now for your original implants. This may mean the pocket may need to be reduced. You should have a careful discussion with your plastic surgeon about your goals, your concerns and what motivated you initially to change your implant size as well... more

Two weeks is still a short time period. Replacing now should be fine. The main concern is why go back to a size that you did not like? You need to think about this but I agree that 690 cc is a large implant.