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Is It Impossible to Have Loose Folds of Skin in Your Armpits After Downsizing Breast Implants? (photo)

I downsized from Natrelle Style 15 Mod+ 371cc implants to Style 10 Mods 240ccs two months ago. My old implants were in for 1 yr and 7 mths. Without clothes my breasts are slightly droopy, but liveable. It is when I wear a bra and put on anything sleeveless that the loose skin is visible. I asked my PS about this. I explained that this happened over night, that I never had an issue like this before, but he said that's impossible.

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by Smallerisokbyme
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Loose skin after downsizing implants

Loose skin in the axilla is something that you probably had already, but the larger implants masked their appearance.
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Is It Impossible to Have Loose Folds of Skin in Your Armpits After Downsizing Breast Implants?

You have excess axillary/bra step skin folds that where camouflaged by the larger implant before downsizing. No real good therapy, incisions leave scars, laser therapy poor results.
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Is It Impossible to Have Loose Folds of Skin in Your Armpits After Downsizing Breast Implants

It is possible. What we don't know is if this was there before. A modest size decrease of 130 cc with a decrease in diameter of less than half an inch seems unlikely to cause a dramatic change in the breast and adjacent skin. It appears possible that this bulge is caused by the brassiere, and I wonder if the problem is present when the brassiere is not being worn. If the problem goes away, some new properly fitting bras are in order. Thanks, best wishes.

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