How to fix breast rippling 2 years after Breast augmentation?

I have a rippling of the left breast and also some mild pain though I don't think that there is a difference in size. What is procedure to fix rippling breast? Will it mean another surgery? I just had this done in May 2007.

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A: Several options for breast rippling

By Hisham Seify, MD, PhD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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!

A: Several things to do

By Christopher L. Hess, MD - Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

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... more

A: Consider fat grafting if these other procedures won't work.

By Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD - Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon

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... more

A: It depends on your exam and implants

By Michael C. Edwards, MD - Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

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... more

A: Fixing ripples requires a new gel implant

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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.

A: Rippling is normal

By Robin T.W. Yuan, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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... more

A: Usually an operation is needed to improve this

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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... more

A: Revisionary breast augmentation necessary to correct implant rippling

By Brooke R. Seckel, MD - Boston Plastic Surgeon

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... more