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10 Weeks Post-Op BA, One is Placed Higher than the Other, Nipples Pointing to the Sides, Why Did this Happen? (photo)
I have posted about my problematic BA before. I included the before pictures this time b/c Dr.s say it would be helpful. 450cc Gel above muscle 10 weeks ago. Left is too high, right is too low. I think moderate profile may have been a better implant option for my anatomy. Also, my nipples are pointing to the side and the right one has bottomed out. I want to use my existing implants because of the added cost of purchasing new ones. 1. Why did this happen? 2. What will it take to make them nice?
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Emily555
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Breast asymmetry
From your preop photos it is clear that the left nipple is lower than the right and tthe right fold now has a double bubble. More than likely you will need a revision.
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Asymmetry before augmentation and asymmetry after.
Thank you for the before and after photos. From your before photo, it appears as though you had some asymmetry between the breasts to begin with. The left nipple appears lower than the right and the left fold is also a bit lower. After surgery, the left nipple remains lower, but the effort to lower the right fold has resulted in a "double bubble" deformity. This happens when the fold is lowered but not entirely released causing a band to form (in reality, not a band, but the...
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Surgery will be needed to correct your right breast.
There are two reasons for your problematic result. First there is a double bubble on the Right side as the result of the submuscular pocket having been extended below the fold. The crease in the breast is actually the remnant of the fold. To repair this the fold must be surgically shored up from within. This will cause the implant to be positioned as it is on the left and will unfortunately result in the high look that you dislike. The size of your implant base diameter is causing this high...
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Breast implant revision
Make sure you stay in close contact with the surgeon who did you surgery. He/she should be your best resource.
There are soooo many factors that surgeon's do not control after surgery - the tissue elasticity of the patient and gravity are the two main examples. Need for revision occurs in the very best of hands.
As far as your nipple position goes, that is just the way your nipples are positioned. They were lateral to start with the implants...
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Breast augmentation and asymmetry
The fundamental problem that you have with this augmentation is that the implants were not placed behind the nipple. You have breast asymmetry with tubular like findings meaning that the inframammary folds are high and the breast tissue is slightly herniated toward the nipple away from the chest wall.
You cannot correct the asymmetry in the breast with the implants. If you try to do that and did not place the implants behind the nipples the problems you are having is what will happen....
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What and why this happened to me after breast augmentation?
Thank you for the photos. You have widely spaced asymmetrical breasts with a slight depression of your lower breast bone and a lower placed nipple on the left side. Your breast tissues are thin, do not have enough breast tissue to cover the large implants placed. I'm not sure what you discussed with your surgeon preop, but these should've been pointed out to you. You most likely would have done better with smaller submuscular implants, accepting a wide cleavage. Your nipples will...
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Your before pictures helps
The before pictures show very asymmetrical breasts. Your right breast is higher,wider base and sagging. Your left breast is lower ,narrower and sags more. The other issue is wide the space between your breast. Your surgeon has tried to correct too many issues with implant and that has not worked. Breast implants can make you breast bigger and higher,but not make them even. The issue is not the implant size or shape,but your breast asymmetry.You will need revision of the pocket and possible...
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Unhappy Breast Augmentation
Hello Emily555,
I remember seeing your post with these pictures last week. I do not recall whether I responded, but if I did, then you must still be shopping for an answer you want to hear. BTW, I am sorry for what you are going through, and I am trying to get the word out as best I can, so that people like you can make the right choices before surgery. You are not alone. 300,000 women a year get breast augmentation and 25% will need a reoperation in the...
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One implant is higher after breast augmentation
With your subglandular breast augmentation the implant should be centered on the nipple, and though your nipple points out a bit this is how things should be. The implant pockets are mismatched however and the before indicates that things might have gone better. You can 'save' the implants if the revision surgeon agrees, and we feel a moderate profile is better for most patients anatomy.
Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com
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Problems After Breast Augmentation?
Sorry to hear of your problems, and thank you for posting the photos. From your pre-op photos it appears that you do have pre-existing asymmetry and the nipples are somewhat laterally located (to the side). However, you do raise legitimate concerns that may need a revision. It is likely that the left side will continue to soften over time, but the right already shows some "bottoming out." The left side correction may need a release of the capsule at some time in the future, but it...
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Breast Augmentation Results? P
Thank you for the question and pictures.
Although I understand your concerns and frustrations, it is always difficult to second-guess what another surgeon has done...furthermore, it is usually most helpful/accurate if you bring up the same questions with your plastic surgeon ( in a calm/nonaccusatory fashion).
If I had to venture a guess, I think your plastic surgeon was trying to create “better cleavage” and more volume along the lower poles of...
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