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Drooping of Breasts and Implants Plus Stretch Marks 5 Months Post Op. Very Unhappy, What Are My Options?
I had implants 4/11, I am 5 months post op, and noticed a gradual "drooping" between 3 & 5 months post op as well as awful stretch marks....my surgeon recommended the 500-550 cc implants, I was hesitant.... but now they feel to have bottomed out... when I lay down they are at my armpit, and even with a bra barely have top cleavage or fullness. My next PO visit is in November... Should I call with my concern or wait till PO. SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR?? I'm very upeset and unhappy with this
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droopyDD
in NJ
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Drooping of Breasts & Implants + Stretch Marks 5 Mo. Post Op. Very Unhappy, What Are My Options?Answer:
Doctors cannot predict how much any given patients implants may settle and your first post op pics show that they certainly were NOT placed too low. They are big but that doesn’t seem to be what bothers you. So I think you are looking at surgery to correct the position and it would be very nice of your surgeon to do it for free but I would not expect him to pay other costs. Smaller implants would seem essential as well because moving a 550cc implant uphill is very tough!!
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Drooping of Breasts and Implants Plus Stretch Marks 5 Months Post Op. Very Unhappy, What Are My Options?
Very hard to give accurate advise. if so unhappy than revision to smaller implant and a lift seems to be the only alternative, sorry. As for fees, I would not charge for my personal time but the costs of a new implant, facility fees and anesthesia fees are the issue. In my practice I would not charge those fees.
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Post operative dropping of implants
Unfortunately these changes can occur depending on size and weight of implants , and quality and age of skin and breast tissue.
this can occur despite the best efforts of your surgeon. your early follow up photos look normal
options may be toward smaller implants and a lift. its not unreasonable to charge fees as this is neither your fault nor the surgeons but your healing.
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Your left breast doesn't look bad. The implant on the right is to far down and out. if you don't mind the size than just fix the right with just a tightening of the space (capsulorraphy). You can downsize if you are unhappy. You had some asymmetry pre-op. You should expect to pay the facility fees but not surgeon charges. You might need to pay for smaller implants unless your surgeon can speak to the implant rep about your case. Sometime the companies will work with the surgeon on...
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Rapid Drooping of Breasts and Large Implants Plus Stretch Marks 5 Months Post Op. Very Unhappy, What Are My Options?
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The look after breast implants is your decision
Good communication is so important for good results, and the breast size and look should be your decision, not your friends, your mother, and not your surgeon. The surgeon can help guide you, though it seems you have very large implants which have stretched the skin, are poorly positioned, and have made you unhappy. Revision or outright removal may be a solution.
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peterejohnsonmd
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Revision breast augmentation works.
Hi.
You do have some bottoming out, but the basic problems are that the implants are too big and too far out to the sides.
You can get major improvement with a revision, and you can do that after one more month.
Surgeons have different policies, and you should know your surgeon's policy. We do not charge a surgical fee for revisions, but the patient pays for the accredited operating room and recovery room, for the new implants, and for the board certified anesthesiologist.
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Unhappy about breast augmentation result
You have included good photos, which help in understanding the result. Large implants stretch overlying skin. As the skin envelope expands to accommodate implants, the implants gravitationally settle to the bottom of the skin envelope, and because of the curvature of your ribs, settle out to the side as well. This happens when mechanical devices such as breast implants are inserted into your body, and is NOT the fault of your surgeon. In the early post surgical photo,...
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Breast Implant Malposition?
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