Bottomed out Right Breast Implant?

I feel like my right breast implant has bottomed out. I am 2 weeks post op. It has been this was since day one. I was a 34B and went to a 34C with a 325cc mod plus saline implants filled to 350 in the L and 360 on the R. I can feel the bottom of the saline implant and at an angle, you can see where my breast tissue ends and the implants extends below it. Did my doctor make the pocket to low? Has my implant bottomed out? Thank you!

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by ng0498 in Fayetteville, Pa

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Bottoming out of Breast Implant?

Thank you for the question. Without pictures or examination it is not possible to give you specific advice. One of the most common complications after breast augmentation surgery is implant mal-position. This occurs when the implant is in an incorrect position on the chest wall. This may include incorrect position of the implant superiorly (“riding high”), inferiorly (“bottoming out”), medially (“symmastia or uni-boob”) or laterally (falling outward... more

Need pre-op photos to be sure

Hello, I would need to see your pre-op images to be sure but it doesn't look like bottoming out to me. Your tissues have not relaxed yet. It is early. What is your surgeon telling you?

Bottoming out sometimes associated with constricted breast

It is difficult to tell without reviewing your preoerative pictures. I have observed this condition in individuals who present with a constricted breast. In these instances, the pocket was not made too low but the lower half of the breast was inadequate to completely cover the lower half of the implant producing visibility and palpability of the implant.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Bottoming Out

Bottoming out occurs when the implant descends below the inframammary fold (the crease at the bottom of the breast where the skin attaches to the chest). In most cases of breast augmentation the inframammary fold is not disrupted during the creation of the implant pocket and represents a 'shelf' upon which the implant will rest. In some cases it is necessary to disrupt the inframammary fold and create a new inframmamry fold positioned lower than the original to allow the implant to... more