Can my Problem Be Sorted? Rippling/discomfort

asked 1 year ago by sj-l in UK
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 317 times
Tags: 300-349cc, over muscle, pain, revision, rippling, weight gain

i had 340cc implants over the muscle and have severe rippling on 1 breast. i was quite empty pre-op. I experience discomfort and shooting pains on that one despite having surgery 18 months ago. I was told nothing at all could be done when i went back to see them and sent away being told to put weight on which i struggle with, but am the same weight as when i had surgery.can something be done? and is the pain caused by the rippling which is what i was told?

5 answers to Can my Problem Be Sorted? Rippling/discomfort

Rippling of Breast Implants?

Thank you for the question. Rippling refers to the visible or palpable “waviness” of a breast implant. This may be seen with any type of breast implant but is more common with saline breast implants and more severe if an implant is deflating ( compared to a appropriately filled implant). 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... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Do you have a breast implant capsular contracture.

I would need to conduct a physical exam to provide you with a more specific diagnosis. However, from your description, I would suspect you may have early capsular contracture which can make rippling worse and be associated with pain.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Rippling

Rippling with implants happens more commonly in very thin patients with little to not soft tissue covcerage over the implants. Sometimes overfilling the saline implant may help. Others can benefit from alloderm coverage but it can be very expensive.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Rippling with Breast Implants

Rippling of breast implants is a common phenomenon when placed in thin women and especially over the muscle. In thin women, there are few indications to place the implant above the muscle, and one must accept this as an expected outcome. This can usually be corrected with the use of silicone implants and having them placed beneath the muscle. The pain, however, is not related to the rippling, but can be related to the breast capsule if it is contracting. The... more

Vincent P. Marin, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Rippling Can Sometimes bve Improved by Moving Implants Below Muscle

There is a higher incidence of rippling with implants which have been placed above the muscle, especially in thin women. I would suggest moving your implants to a location below the pectoralis muscle and would also suggest changing to silicone implants if saline was chosen initially.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

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