4 Weeks After my Breast Lift my Left Breast Still Higher Than my Right?

i hade a breat lift with implants under my muscle but my left breast is higher that u could feel the implant the right breast is bigger and look nice since i can not see or feel it like in my chest is that normal

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uneven under muscle 1 month post-op

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Left Breast Still Higher Than my Right after BA/BL

It is not unusual after surgery for submuscular implants for the implant to "ride high" as the muscle is often tight, compressing the implant and displacing its contents upward--the breast fold limits downward excursion, while the upper pole is sitting in a large empty space between the muscle and the rib cage. Usually this is not a symmetric process early in the post op period. If your surgeon felt that the implants looked even in the operating room, chances are that when the implants... more

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Usually after surgery it is normal to have your implants riding high. You need to start wearing a breast band to help with implants dropping into the pocket.