Breast Implant Revision: Q&A
Ask a QuestionIs It Normal to Have a Ripple Effect in One Breast After Replacement.? I Am 53 Years Old.
Is It Normal to Have a Ripple Effect in One Breast After Replacement.? I Am 53 Years Old.
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jgmintally
in Tallahassee, FL
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Ripple post aug
This depends oin the type of implant and can occur more with saline versus silicone.also alot depends on the amount of breats tissue you still have present.the more breast tissue you have the less likely this will occur.
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Rippling after breast revision.
Implants always ripple, the question is whether or not you can see it through the breast tissue. If the breast is small, or the tissues are thin, the rippling of the implant shell can be easily seen. Correction often involves placement of the implant underneath the muscle. When the implant ripples in the lower pole of the breast, options are more limited, but can involve the use of a dermal matrix (Strattice) or fat grafting to try and increase the thickness of the soft tissue to help...
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Breast implant rippling after replacement
Breast implant rippling after implant replacement is most commonly caused by:
Thin, soft tissues over the implant. Often, replacement is due to capsulectomy, and the tissue removed with the capsulectomy may be significantly thinned reducing the amount of breast overlying the implant.
Saline implants in the sub glandular position
Implants that are too large for the breast base width
Less commonly, rippling may be caused by
Relative under...
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Ripple after breast implant replacement
The degree of ripple or show through from any breast implant will depend on the location of the pocket, under or over the muscle, and the amount of breast tissue covering the implant. We have learned that patients can detect a ripple with silicone implants as well as saline, and larger implants also can be more ripple prone. A ripple can be 'normal' for some.
Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd
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Ripple after Breast Augmentation?
Thank you for the question.
Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing in your specific case why the rippling is present.
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), and the degree of overfilling of saline filled implants....
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Rippling on one implant
Patients will experience ripples (fold of implants) if they have thin tissue overlying the implants. Ripples are more palpable in thin breasts and subglandualr implant placement. For patients who have implant revision surgery (and/or capsulectomy), they tend to feel more ripples as well. If you have less breast tissue on more side vs. the other, you may feel more ripples on one breast.
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Ripples after implant replacement
If your tissues are thin and especially if you have saline implants or are above the muscles, it is not uncommon to have ripples. Sometimes they are only on one side especially if that is the thinner side.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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