Breast Implants Uneven Bottoming Out? (photo)

Hi there I am 2 months post op I have sent thru a before and after pic. As you can see the left in the photo is my concern. I included a one month photo also.. i didnt have the issue then. The crease incision is higher and breast is now lower also the nipples is pointing upward. What could be the problem? Is this normal? I havent done any strenuous exercise or heavy lifting and have followed all my post op instructions. Thanks

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5 Doctor Answers | Asked by Lucy Melbourne in Melbourne, 3000

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Uneven Breast Implants may be Double Bubble on Right and Bottoming Out

Thank you for your question. Two months is early and your Breast Implants will settle more over time. I cannot tell without examining you but it appears there may be a Double Bubble forming on the Right Side. Double Bubble is a second area of fullness below the inframammary fold caused by the implant resting below the Inframammary Crease or Fold. Although it is early, and I sincerely hope that in another month or two the implants will settle and the inferior pole will fall over the... more

Bottoming out is not your fault.

Thank you for your question. You're doing nothing wrong, the implants are simply deciding where they wish to live over time. The body tends to be smarter than the physician and is responding to the stress of these new and relatively large implants. It is not your fault because it is a process that you cannot control, and unfortunately your surgeon does not always have control over it either. How the tissues relax and settle can sometimes be a product of your... more

Breast Implant Bottoming Out?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Based on your pictures, it does appear that your breast implants have " bottomed out”. This has not occurred because of anything you have or haven't done correctly. Bottoming out involves inferior migration of the implants. This causes the nipple areola complex to appear too high on the breasts. Also, the distance from the areola to the inframammary fold is too great. This is corrected by “raising” the inframammary... more

Your implants have dropped over time (bottoming out).

Thanks for including photos, especially pre-op ones. Your breasts were not symmetrical in position before surgery (virtually every woman has some degree of normal asymmetry!), and your 1 month post-op photo shows implants already in good position. Unfortunately, scar capsules and healing tissues have not completed their normal 6-12 month course of settling and softening seen in all patients (unless they develop the hardening of capsular contracture). Your 2 month post-op photos show both... more