How to Fix Breast Rippling 2 Years After Breast Augmentation?

Thank you for the question. 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. Generally, weight loss will extension weight any rippling/palpability of the implants. Deflation... more

Rippling occurs when the overlying breast tissue is thin. There are several ways to diminish the rippling: 1) Placing the implants subgladular pocket to submuscular pocket, 2) Overfilling of the saline implants although this will make your breasts fill firmer, 3) Switching the saline implants to silicone implants, 4)Fat grafting into breast tissue.

You best opton to diminsh rippling of the implant is to consder the use of high profile silicone getl filled implants.

Different options available to fix rippling: 1. Change implant to gel if you have saline. 2. Change pocket to under the muscle. 3. Use alloderm or similar material. 4. Fat grafting between the capsule and the skin. Your plastic surgeon will be able to choose the best option for you. Best of luck!

As the other surgeons have mentioned rippling is more common from saline breast implants, implants placed subglandularly and thin skin. The implant will thin the overlying tissue and this is why is doesn't show up for some time after the surgery. If the implants are already subpectoral silicone than I agree that fat grafting may help. If they're saline than change to silicone but I would still recommend fat grafting.

After all of these techniques the other doctors have suggested, you may still have ripples because you have such thin breast tissue and fat. I have had some reasonable luck in such cases with fat grafting over the area where the ripples show. Even in thin women you can usually find some amount of fat on the medial thighs.

Rippling is typically due to thinner tissues and is more common with saline implants. It is difficult to provide more thickness to your tissues although there is a material that can be placed called Alloderm but unfortunately it is quite expensive to use. If you have a saline implant now you might consider changing to a cohesive gel implant. Although not yet FDA-approved, the "gummy bear" silicone implant is even less apt to ripple. Visirt your plastic surgeon to see what your... more

I assume your implants are saline.  All saline implants have palpable ripples especially on the outside if you lean forward.  Changing to gel helps this dramatically.  It is a rare and exceptionally thin gel patient who has a problem with ripples. 

All implants have ripples. The question is: how do you hide them? The more tissue you have covering the implant, the less rippling you'll see or feel. So a good fit in size and volume will ensure a lower chance of rippling being seen or felt. With saline, the more fluid you inject, the firmer the implant and the less dramatic the rippling. FInally, smooth implants translate the ripples less to the skin than textured and silicone implants have less noticeable rippling than saline. Anything... more

Hello, Rippling is the result of thin tissue revealing the "ripples" in the surface of saline implants usually although silicone implants can also show this when the tissue covering them is even thinner. The usual "fix" involves a switch to silicone gel implants and/or a pocket modification. These are both surgical maneuvers. The best thing to do here is see your surgeon for an examination and then ask what he or she recommends. Best Regards,

Rippling of breast implants is a very difficult problem to correct. Saline breast implants are more likely to cause ripples than silicone gel breast implants. Saline breast implants can be over filled to try to avoid rippling but saline implants still tend to ripple. A large breast implant pocket also trends to result in rippling, especially with saline breast implants. My approach to correct rippling is to replace the saline implant with a larger silicone gel implant and to tighten the... more