When Will my Implants Drop? Did I Make a Mistake by Wearing a Sports Bra?

Your breasts will gradually become more natural in contour after about three to four months following your surgery, although this may take longer depending on your situation. To help this process, talk to your surgeon about wearing a tight bandage (like a tensor bandage) around the top part of your breasts. Just a note: Underwire bras aren't recommended because they don't provide good support (because the underwire is usually not shaped correctly to your breasts). They can also irritate incisions made in the breast fold.

Hello. It ususally takes 6-9 months for breasts to drop after an augmentation. The use of a sports bra is okay to give support, but the breasts will settle with or without the use of the bra.

Jaime Perez, MD
Breast Implant Specialist
Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa

Thank you for the question.

Although your plastic surgeon will be the best resource to answer your question  as precisely as possible, I can offer you some generalities. Most of the breast implant “settling” happens  before the 3 to 6 months point after breast augmentation surgery. Occasionally, it may take even longer depending on the specific patient situation. I doubt that use of a specific bra for a short period of time would have “messed the dropping of the implants up”.

I would suggest continued follow-up with your plastic surgeon; ask him/her if he/she recommends massage.

Best wishes.