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Rippling Due to Chest Workout After Breast Implants?

asked 3 years ago by Miss.Fitness in Virginia
Latest answer by John Diaz, MD
Question viewed 867 times
Tags: breasts, saline implants

I am 5'3 and 110 lbs. I had 300 cc saline breast implants placed under the muscle a little over a year ago. I have always been active, but recently started training for fitness competitions (including a once a week intense chest workout). I have noticed a significant amount of rippling on the sides and bottom of the implants. How can I correct this issue? If I stop my chest workouts or decrese the amount of weight will it correct itself? If not is there a way to minimize rippling without replacement? Thank you.

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3 answers to Rippling Due to Chest Workout After Breast Implants?

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Rippling because of thin tissue

You have probably lost a lot of body fat due to your training regimen. As a result, your breast tissue is likely more think as well. Saline implants are known to have a higher rate of rippling than silicone implants. The bottom and sides of your breasts are where the muscle is NOT covering the implant. Thus, if you're going to have rippling, it will be in these areas. Unfortunately, other than gaining weight, the only other way to improve the rippling is to replace the implants with... more
John Diaz, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implant rippling worse after working out

This is most likel caused by several different related conditions. I assume that as you have been working out, you have become more fit and lean. This means that you may be losing body fat and subcutaneous tissue. As you body thins out, the irregularities and rippling in the implant which may have always been present may be more noticeable. I use a baseball covered with a silk sheet as an analogy; you will see every stitch on the baseball through the silk sheet. But if you cover it with a... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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The thin patient problem

Hello, Thin patients more commonly see rippling in the positions you describe as they have less tissue to cover the implants and there is little muscular coverage there. Changing to silicone gel implants can improve the appearance but is not always a complete solution. What you have going on: your training results in more muscle mass and less fat under your skin. Both of these things make the implants more noticeable under the skin. The muscles move the implants more and the... more
John P. Di Saia, MD

Orange Plastic Surgeon

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