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Once You Notice Rippling in Breast Implants, Will It Continue to Get Worse?

asked 2 years ago by kellie355 in new jersey
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 668 times
Tags: saline implants, rippling

I had BA 7 weeks ago w/ 350cc saline. I am relatively thin and have begun to notice rippling on one breast in the cleavage area. The rippling is not major, but I am concerned it is going to continue to get worse. Does rippling continue to develop? Is there anything I can do from stopping it or any activities that could make it worse? Thank you.

7 answers to Once You Notice Rippling in Breast Implants, Will It Continue to Get Worse?

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Breast implant rippling?

Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing in your specific case whether the rippling will change with time. 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... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Once You Notice Rippling in Breast Implants, Will It Continue to Get Worse?

Once You Notice Rippling in Breast Implants, Will It Continue to Get Worse? The answer is usually yes. However, I have a few patients that are aware of rippling with as little as 5 lb wegiht loss but notice that it is less visible when they put the weight back on.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Rippling of implants

If you are seeing rippling at seven weeks, you will probably see more as time progresses. Some use fat grafts to camouflage and others use Alloderm.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant visible wrinkling can be concealed with fat grafting

Larger implants tend to wrinkle more, especially under thin soft tissue coverage. I've treated a few women with visible implant wrinkling using fat grafting in the sub-cutaneous plane. This is typically a low-volume grafting procedure- 50-60 cc per breast has worked in the past. Other options include very expensive dermal graft products like Strattice or Alloderm. Fat is free!
Scott Sattler, MD

Bellevue Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant ripples

It may continue to get worse, or this may be as bad as it gets.  Unfortunately, it is not possible to predict.  I would guess it will get a little more prominent, as swelling continues to resolve.
Scott E. Kasden, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Rippling after breast implants should not get worse.

Hi. We seldom use saline breast implants, specially in thin women,  because they are much more prone to rippling, specially if they are not overfilled.  The good news is that the rippling is often stable, and does not get worse.  Your activites have no impact on rippling.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implants and Rippling

The sad limitation of ALL breast implants, both saline and silicone gel-filled, is that they all ripple when placed upright on their sides (IE the way the sit in you). Saline implants ripple MORE than silicone gel implants do. This is THE reason why most Plastic surgeon prefer to use smaller breast implants which can be adequately covered by the woman's own breast tissue, masking or softening these ripples. Although practically any implant can theoretically be placed into... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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