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Sagging After Breast Implants - Normal?

asked 2 years ago by anggie 1972 in RENO,nv
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 685 times
Tags: breasts, sagging

I had breast implants 11 years ago and now they sag. Is that normal?

How long is typical before implants start to sag?

8 answers to Sagging After Breast Implants - Normal?

Saggin with implants

Yes, it is normal for breasts to sag over time. Eleven years sounds like a good run, but maybe you need a lift or revision?

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Heading South

Every patient is unique and the quality of their tissues are unique. There is no set amount of time that a woman will develop sagging breasts (ptosis) with implants or that she ever will. If you are concerned about your breasts visit the surgeon that placed your implants or other board certified plastic surgeons to develop a plan to improve the shape of your breasts with or without your implants. Good Luck.

Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Sagging breast tissue after breast augmentation

Sagging of breast tissue, 11 years after augmentation can be due to two factors. First, your skin may have stretched or lost its elasticity due to age, pregnancy, weight gain or loss. Secondly, the capsule formed naturally around your implants (your body will always form a capsule around the implant) may have become tight, thus displacing the implant upward. This is called capsular contracture. I recommend you see your original surgeon (if he/she is still practicing) for an evaluation.... more

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon

Breast Sagging and its relation to Implants

Without a photograph it is impossible to relate to what you refer to as "sagging" since the term may mean different things to different people.. As such, my comments can only be viewed in general in nature. Philosophically speaking leaving political correctness and social platitudes aside, we are all but partially renewable protein and water based structures which begin to age, deteriorate and die shortly after we are born. Unlike some good red wines, we do NOT get better with age... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Sagging after Breast Implants

It would not be unusual to have some degree of sagging 11 years following your augmentation. There are several factors which contribute including size of implants, placement of implants, support, and weight gain/loss. Remember that gravity is a constant and a larger, augmented breast needs some degree of support.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Sagging after breast implants

A photo would be worth a thousand of our words. My guess the sagging could be due to weight changes, aging, poor result etc. Please post photos. From MIAMI

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Under or over: "Rock in the Sock" versus "Snoopy"

This tends to depend on whether the implants are placed under or over the muscle. When placed under and the breast tissue ages or sags over the implant, patients may develop the so called "Snoopy deformity". However, implants placed over the muscle tend to sag with the breast tissue and may form the so called"Rock in the Sock" deformity.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants don't sag - the patient's tissue does

After 11 years, what you are most likely seeing is the aging of your own tissues rather than any "sagging" of the implants. If the implants are soft and in good position, you could have a lift done to elevate the tissue, re-shape it and tighten up the laxity.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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