What Helps Prevent Breast Implant Rippling?

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Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Can regular exercise help breast implant rippling disappear or diminish?

10 answers to What Helps Prevent Breast Implant Rippling?

Rippling

Rippling of breast implants happens because there is not enough soft tissue coverage over the implant. So in fact, exercise may make it worse because presumably you may lose weight and have thinner coverage.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Causes for implant rippling

Thank you for your question. In general, the following tenants hold true: Under the muscle ripples less than over the muscle, silicone gel implants ripple less than saline implants, and if you can feel your ribs on your chest wall then you will likely be able to feel the edge of your implant and are also at risk for experiencing rippling. Thin women with little overlying soft tissue or breast tissue are at the most risk for experiencing rippling of breast implants. Regular... more

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

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Prevention Of Implant Rippling

There are no exercises which will prevent or improve implant rippling. The things which, I feel, will lessen the chances of developing ripples lies in the choice of implant type and location of placement. In my experience, smooth silicone implants which are placed below the chest muscle have the lowest incidence of rippling.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Rippling

There have been may good answers posted here. The most important variable is the amount of original breast skin. With much to "augment" you will see what you augmented with more easily...i.e.. the implant. To see the implant less it an be placed under the muscle. The silicone vs. saline issue is simple for me. I have chosen saline because of the "medical follow up" required with silicone, and I... more

Alan Weiss, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Correcting breast implant rippling

Breast implant rippling can be avoided, or at least minimized, with properly performed breast augmentation surgery. Individualized approach to proper technique and implant selection is paramount. Once a patient has breast implant rippling, there are no reliable non-surgical treatments. Exercise will not help with this problem. If rippling is minimal I would not recommend further surgery. On the other hand is the rippling is troublesome, there are a number of... more

Boris M. Ackerman, MD
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant rippling

The best solution for preventing most of the implant rippling is to use silicone implants and place them under the muscle. If saline implants are used they should also be placed under the muscle and they should be over-inflated. Even if all these precautions are taken, in really thin women with little to no breast tissue, it is virtually impossible to prevent all rippling in the lower-outer part of the breast. This is due to the lack of muscle coverage in this area. Exercise does not improve... more

Shahin Fazilat, MD
Mountain View Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Rippling?

Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, the rippling will not improve with exercise. If anything, weight loss may result in increased rippling and/or palpability of the implants  Palpability and rippling of breast implants may be related to several factors. These include the amount of soft tissue and breast tissue coverage over the breast implants, the position of the breast implants (submuscular versus sub glandular), the type of implants (saline versus silicone),... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Revision of Breast Implants For Rippling

The rippling you notice in your breasts is from folds on the edges of your breast implants. Exercise is always a good thing, but will not hide the ripling. Silicone implants show less wrinkling than saline. Under the muscle (dual plane) positioning of implants shows less wrinkling because it provides more cover over the implant. Women with more breast tissue are better able to camoflauge implant characteristics for a more natural look. There are a number of ways to revise breast... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.maryleepetersmd.com

Exercise will not prevent breast implant rippling

Although going under the muscle will help, what most people don't realize is that the pectoral muscle only covers the upper and inner (toward the breastbone) parts of the implant; that is why you typically feel or see ripples on the outside and bottom of the breast. Most important is to not go too big with the implants or they will push out into those areas, causing thinning of the tissues and making ripples more visible. Because the muscle is over the upper portion of the implant,... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation Info

The best way to prevent breast implant rippling is to use a silicone implant placed under the breast muscle. The muscle pressing down on the implant along with the thickness of the silicone gel should minimize the possibility of any visible rippling. - Dr. Salzhauer, Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery