Is This a Double Bubble and is it Permanent? (photo)

I had breast aug 26 days ago.I know its still very early and I trust my surgeon.Is this double bubble? if I continue to massage the fold will my old fold blend/drape? I had mild ptosis and mildly constricted left breast.My crease was lowered,365 cc style 10 under the muscle with a circum lift.Any suggestions on what I can do to help the old crease blend, what happens if it does not settle, and from your experience is it still likely they will settle into the new crease properly?

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16 Doctor Answers | Asked by misslexi in los angeles, CA

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Is This a Double Bubble and is it Permanent?

I see the slightest indentation, presumably from the old breast fold on the right (mirror photo?) side in what looks like a nice outcome given your history of constriction. When it is this mild, sometimes these smooth out all or most of the way with gravity and massage. Advice will be best from your surgeon following examinations. All the best.

Double Bubble after Breast Augmentation/Constricted Breasts?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I think that you will be pleasantly surprised as to how well the lower pole breast skin "redrapes" over the breast implants. As you know, the important factors here are; time and skin/tissue relaxation/redraping. Although, patients who start out with constrictive/tuberous breasts have a higher incidence for the need for revisionary breast surgery, this evaluation should be made proximally 6 months after the surgery was... more

It primarily depends on how the breast folds are positioned

Hello, Thank you for the question and the photos. You are seeing your natural breast fold slightly higher than the bottom portion of your breast implant. Whether this needs correction or not depends on two factors: 1) if the bottom of the pocket progressively enlarges (goes further down) and/or 2) how the breast folds compare to one another. If the breast folds look good and the pocket size is maintained the breast fold will relax almost certainly to an extent that you... more

Permanent Double Bubble?

Let me congratulate you on an excellent result. The crease that is present is ever so slight. I would venture to guess that in time, with gravity and massage, this will continue to dissipate just as predicted by your plastic surgeon. For the time being, be patient and continue to follow up with your surgeon, he has done a very nice job. Thank you for the question and the photos. I hope this helps. Best wishes.

Too early to tell what final result will be

You have a very nice early result. I see no evidence of “double bubble” deformity.

George John Alexander, MD

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Early double bubble may go away with time

Thanks for the photos. I assume that the double bobble is on the bottom of your right breast. If you started out with mild constricted breast, then the breast fold needs to be lowered to accomodate the implant placement. In the process of lowering the breast fold, the tissues beneath the skin where your "old" breast fold is at are often "released" but the skin may take longer to relax and "redrape" to conform to your new implant. This process may take several months. I would recommend that... more

Double bubble? Yes but

Your photo does indeed show a bit of a double bubble with the implant pushing the breast upward and extending below the breast fold. We do feel however that the lower pole of the breast will relax and the fold will smooth out.

Is This a Double Bubble and is it Permanent? (photo)

I agree with Dr Rand I DO NOT see the "double bubble" effect in the posted photos. Best to follow up with your surgeon to discuss

Early outcome

Hi thanks for the question. this is a common question. as the other PS have said, you have a very nice result so far. Be patient! it takes time to heal. Your shape will continue to heal and recontour over the new implants. I am guessing that it should be fine, but only time will tell. implants tend to lower the natural Inframammary fold by about 1 cm or so on the typical patient. this will initially look odd to you but over time, it redrapes very nicely. more

Double bubble after breast augmentation

Thanks for your question. A double bubble after breast augmentation occurs when there is an attempt at lowering the current breast fold to match a larger breast size. The larger the diameter of the implant the more the inframammary fold needs to be lowered. The more the inframammary fold is lowered the more visible the double bubble. If the ligaments that form the double bubble is released during surgery and the individual does not form a lot of scarring (i.e. a... more