Am I Starting to Bottom out? (photo)

I am 5'3" 100 lbs. and received 400cc bilaterally saline implants under the muscle on Feb. 11th. Preop 32 A, postop 32C. My Left breast still has not dropped (doc says it could take 4-6 weeks) but my Right breast has never seemed high and I am starting to worry now that it is starting to bottom out, as the bottom of my breast seems a lot fuller than the top,especially when raising my arms. Could you please tell me if I am starting to bottom out or is this a normal look after breast augmentation??

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Bottoming out?

Unfortunately, both photos have arms in different positions, and the arm position will affect the implant position. This makes it hard to answer your question. Most useful would be a photo taken by someone other than you with your arms at your sides, and having a front and side view would be better. WIth those photos it will be more useful to assess whether or not your healing seems normal or not. As to "dropping" implants, that can take up to 6 months. Best approach... more

Bottoming out

The one breast does look a bit low on the chest. You should also wait until the other has dropped completely. You may need a revision.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Implant bottoming out

Although your arms are in different positions making your pictures difficult to evaluate, your right implant does appear to be settling more rapidly than your left. However, you are not even a month out and sometimes implants will settle at different speeds. Most of the implant settle will occur by 6 months, but it takes a full year for all of the implant settling to be complete. I would highly encourage you to address your concerns with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes! more