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What Happens if High Profile Implants Sag
Currently I have no sag in my breasts, but over time / pregnancies this could of course change. Would a high profile implant retain the roundness, and just move lower on my chest, or what would a saggy high profile breast look like??
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Sag happens, especially after babies.
Gravity will pull your breast tissue down over time whether or not you have children (unless you live in the International Space Station or move to that colony on the moon that Newt has been talking about). Breast implants, regardless of the profile or fill material, prevent sagging.
Most patients with implants eventually end up with a double bubble where the implant stays put and the breast sags or a rock-in-a -sock where the implant and the breast sag. Both of...
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Breast implants don't sag, breast tissue does.
Implants rarely sag. The capsule the surrounds each and every implant supports the prosthesis around the clock. On the other hand, breast tissue will sag if it is not supported by a bra.
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Sagging implants?
Any profile of implant will essentially sag the same so that really isn't the issue. Your breast tissue is what will fall over time. How fast and whether or not this becomes a problem really has to do with your genetics, individual anatomy, and the size of implant you have. Larger implants are heavier and just like larger natural breasts will tend to fall with time because of our friend gravity. Implant profile really has to do with how your plastic surgeon will choose an implant so that...
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In breast augmentation pregnancy is a big game changer.
I find in my practice that there are three categories of how people with implants will have their breasts respond after pregnancy.
In the first group the breasts swell during pregnancy and then shrink up and look about the same afterwards. Unfortunately, this is the rarest group.
In the second group of patients the breast may swell, and then shrank up, but have a little bit more droop but still look good. I in fact like a little bit of droop as I think it makes...
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Implants NEVER sag, only the "containers" they're inserted into--your breasts!
You are wise to note that with pregnancy and hormone changes, weight gain (and subsequent loss), and breast-feeding (or not), along with the inevitable loss of elasticity and tone in skin as you age, your breast skin will stretch and sag. To some degree, but how much is as individual as each patient's unique breast anatomy and genetics.
Fortunately, your implants do NOT change over time, and the scar capsules around them are usually a kind of internal scaffolding and support that...
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Sagging breasts?
A high profile implant is a great implant for the right person. Breast may sag with implants or without and it does not matter which shape the implant is.
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Breast Implant Changes with Time and/or Pregnancy?
Thank you for the question.
Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing exactly woman's breasts will change over time and/or with pregnancy. Much of the changes that do occur will depend on factors such as genetics, weight gain/loss, skin elasticity changes, positioning of the breast implants ( for example submuscular versus sub glandular) etc.
Some of the changes in breasts seen after pregnancy are related to the changes in breast skin and glandular...
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What Happens if High Profile Implants Sag?Answr:
No specific type of implant is less prone to droop over the years of kids and weight changes. it can happen with any of the implants...or not at all...There are many factors and it really depends on you and your tissue, and probably how big you decide to go as well....But as far as the implant....there is no difference there!
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Breast implants and/or breast tissue can drop or sag over time.
Yes, all types of implants including high profile implants have the possibility of dropping with your breast tissue over time. There is no reliable way of predicting what your breasts (and breast implants if you have them) will do over time and as a result of pregnancy/weight changes. See a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area to discuss in detail.
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Breast implants rarely sag
This is not the expectation, but it is true, breast implants rarely sag. The implant will stay round and relatively high and the breast tissue will over time sag over the surface of the implant. The high profile implant is round by nature and is guaranteed to stay that way for better or worse.
Best of luck, Peter Johnson, MD
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