Breast Augmentation: Q&A
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How Long After Getting Breast Implants Will Tightness Go Away?
I had my breast augmentation on March 23rd, 2012 and its been 5 days Post-op today and I was wondering how long it takes the tightness on my chest to go away?
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jessicas12
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Time is the Best Medicine
About 6-12 weeks is the typical time it takes for implants to stretch and settle within the pocket created by the surgeon and your anatomy. It can take longer if they are larger implants and if there has been no previous stretch from pregnancies or weight changes.
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Give it time to stretch
As others have said, it will take time. Most everyone will experience tightness in the beginning. The less breast tissue that you have to start, the tighter it will be and longer it takes to settle and stretch. A larger implant placed will also require a longer time for things to settle. If they are below the muscle, this anatomy needs to give as well. Regardless of all these factors, be reassured, it will always get better with time.
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Chest wall tightness with implants
I assume you mean skin tightness. If this is the case, then you will have to expect tit may take several weeks to months for the tissues to become soft from the procedure.
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Chest tightness after a breast augmentation generally lasts 2 months...
Generally speaking patients experience tightness after a breast augmentation until the chest wall muscles have had time to lengthen. This period of time is approximately 2 months. Patient perception of tightness however is variable and really depends on the position and size of the implants. You should discuss this with your surgeon.
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Breast tightness will resolve over weeks to months
I always instruct my patients that in the early stages following breast augmentation, their breast implants can be expected to appear high, tight, and somewhat unnatural. This is NORMAL. Your tissues are now stretched out to accommodate additional volume (breast implants). Tissues also swell and retain fluid following surgery. Over the course of weeks to months, your tissues will become less swollen, and will soften and stretch to accommodate the volume of your...
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Portland Plastic Surgeon
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Chest tightness after breast augmentation
The tightness resulting from augmentation typically takes about a month to resolve and should improve gradually. The speed with which it will resolve is related to implant size, the laxity of your breast tissue and implant placement. Be patient and keep seeing your plastic surgeon in followup.
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Breasts Augmentation " Tightness”?
Thank you for the question.
“Tightness” of the breasts after breast augmentation generally lasts several weeks to one month after surgery. I find that the breasts soften significantly on a weekly basis after breast augmentation surgery.
Continue to follow-up with your plastic surgeon to make sure you are progressing as expected.
Best wishes
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Postoperative tightness will resolve
The chest tightness following breast augmentation usually resolves over a few weeks. This will depend on how large the implants are that were placed, if they were placed in front or behind the muscle and the amount and laxity of your breast tissue.
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