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What Can I Do to Fix my Double Bubble? (photo)

asked 6 months ago by qfa001 in Australia
Latest answer by Tim Abou-Sayed, MD
Question viewed 433 times
Tags: double bubble, options

I had a dounut lift/augmentation in Jul09 and within two weeks I noticed both breasts had dents under them. My doctor did a revision two mths later and removed the capsule and scored under the muscle. After the swelling went away the double bubble was back worse than before. This time we waited 12mts to do a revision were my implants were moved from duel plane postion to subglandular well I still have the DB but not as bad. What do you recommend I do now? I cannot stand to look at my breasts.

7 answers to What Can I Do to Fix my Double Bubble? (photo)

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Double bubble

As double bubbles go, yours is fairly subtle. It may be challenging to fully correct this. Scoring the crease where the old inframammary fold was may help. Fat injections may help correct the irregularity. A smaller implant along with capsule repair to recreate the old IMF in its original position may help as well. How bothersome is this to you? You might be better off accepting a good, though not perfect, result, rather than continue to undergo revisions. A consultation face-to-face is... more
Tim Abou-Sayed, MD

Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Revision?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I'm sorry to hear about the problems you have had after surgery. Although best to give you advice after direct physical examination, I think you may benefit from revision of the breast implant pockets (capsulorrhaphy and/or use of acellular dermal matrix). Capsulorraphy involves the use of permanent internal sutures to reconstruct the lower poles of the breasts; this procedure they help to improve the contour... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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What Can I Do to Fix my Double Bubble? (photo)

Easier fix could be enhanced fat grafting into the constricted area. Plus you get some liposuction also. Additionally, re operation can help . Or the combination of these 2.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Double bubble

The double bubble is a return of your original lower breast fold. Your breast implants now sit lightly below this breasat fold causing the double bubble. It sounds like your surgeon has done everything reasonable to try to correct the problem. Another revision may or may not be successful and it may be that yur problem is not correctable. You do have a nice result from augmantation of your breasts and the double bubble, although annoying, is the small imperfection that you may have to... more
Isolde Hertess, MD

Gold Coast Plastic Surgeon

www.plasticsurgerycentregoldcoast.com.au

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Double bubble breast augmentation result

Hi there Double bubble is usually caused by lowering the inframammary fold either deliberately, accidentally or through downward pectoral muscle pressure and a weak IMF in sub pectoral augmentation. Your photos are interesting as the breast landmarks look fine. Preop pictures would be very helpful as it appears that you have not much coverage of your lower pole, and the IMF visible looks high. Did you have tubular breasts? My comments would be that your surgery does not look poorly done... more
Howard Webster, MBBS, MBA

Melbourne Plastic Surgeon
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Double Bubble after Brreast Augmantation

The most common reason for double bubble after augmentation is the implants are too big and the inferior pole of the breast cut through the inframammary breast crease. As you already had corrections without correcting the DB, a better option would be to recreate the crease and support it with either allderm or stratice which reduces the pocket and settle for a smaller implant.
Raj Chowdary, MD

Allentown Plastic Surgeon
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Breast augmentation - correction of 'double bubble' deformity

Unfortunately you have experiened a complication that can often be difficult to treat. It sounds like your surgeon has attempted some appropriate manuevers to improve your breast appearance. You did not mention if anything was done to the inferior portion of the capsule (the tissue that forms around the implant), as this may significantly affect the way the inferior portion of the breast looks. Additional treatments that can be considered are: further adjustments to... more
Sean A. Simon, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

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