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“Breast Implants Uneven-One Hasn't Dropped”

alilmermaid313

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Updated 5 Oct 2009

Posted 7 Sep 2009

hello- I had breast implant surgery 6 weeks ago (390cc's, saline, mod profile, under muscles).

My right implant has dropped and feels & look great. My left implant is still rather high, and has a different shape/contour than the left. I have been wearing "the band" since one week post-op. My surgeon doesn't seem concerned. I feel frustrated, as it has been quite some time since surgery, and they are obviously very uneven.

The experience was very painful... more than I had anticipated. So far, I am half pleased with my results. If my left implant would drop and settle, I would be thrilled. Right now, they look very uneven. I cover them up.

Updated on Oct 5, 2009:

Update** I am now 10 weeks post-op, and not only has my left implant not dropped, it now looks bigger and higher than it did before...I'm getting more and more concerned with each day that passes...does it look as though I need revision surgery? or capsular contracture? Any advice, input, etc, would be greatly appreciated!

Will my left implant drop? or will i need revisional surgery? How long does it take for the implants to fully drop, and even out? Kindly advise. Dianne

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Sharon at RealSelf (Community Manager) 9 Sep 2009

Here are a few related questions from other RealSelf members that might help:

Right breast implant takes longer to drop

Likelihood that other breast implant will drop?

From what I've seen and heard around RealSelf, it can take several months before the "real" results show.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your recovery and please keep us posted on your progress.

alilmermaid313 11 Sep 2009

thanks for your help Sharon!

Ms. K28 9 Sep 2009

Don't stress too much about it, if your PS isn't you should not. When I had my first implant surgery ten years ago I had the same issue with my right one ( the smaller)breast prior to surgery. It could take a few more months to drop. Just do the massages you are supposed to do. Also wear a good support bra always due to the first one to drop could be the first one to bottom out if not careful.

alilmermaid313 11 Sep 2009

hello and thank you for your response and feedback...wondering if your right breast ended up dropping on it's own, or if you ended up needing additional surgery? thanks much Dianne

Joseph L. Grzeskiewicz, MD 9 Sep 2009

Hi Diane - My first advice is to be patient. On the whole, from your pictures, your breasts look just about like they should at this stage of the game. The two things I tell my own patients in this situation are: 1. These are breasts that only your plastic surgeon can love and 2. I know six weeks sounds like a long time to you, but to a plastic surgeon, it might as well have been yesterday! It normally takes about 3 to 4 months for the breast tissue and skin to loosen up and accomodate the implants, and sometimes that's even longer if the tissues were tight or the breasts particularly small before surgery. Keep wearing your strap, doing your massages, and try not to worry. Although sometimes it is the case that the scar tissue capsule around the implants remains tight and prevents the implants from settling, this is not particularly common, and usually in a few months things loosen up and look great! Keep your chin up and keep squeezing those breasts! Good luck! Dr. G

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alilmermaid313 11 Sep 2009

Thank you for your response Dr. G...i'm just worried that they will stay uneven forever! before my surgery, they were even, and small...36a/small b...thank you for your help and for somewhat putting my mind at ease... Dianne

dbrh123 20 Oct 2009

funny because i am having same issue but only 2 and half wks after surgery. mine looks just like yours one higher. the dr gave me antiobiotics and take vit e plus do massages. if that dosent help a expensive drug to loosen up scar tissue.after that they say if that fails they go in and scrape out scar tissue around implant. i hope meds do it.

alilmermaid313 24 Oct 2009

went to my doctor yesterday-he said they are healing and progressing normally, and that over time, the left side will drop...i'm almost 3 months post-op-hope he's right! good luck to you too...you are very early in the healing process, and i'm sure all will be perfect!

dbrh123 24 Oct 2009

Awww thats great sweetie. i was so worried that i had scar tissue to be scraped out but after starting antibiotics and massaging more mine are starting to look and feel better. just have to be patient i guess. good luck with you!!!!

dbrh123 15 May 2010

5 months after breast done they are looking great! big but great.went from 34b to 34dd after they drop they look real noone would believe they are implants.

D. Tricia 23 May 2010

Please advise me on the surgeon that you used. Your results look incredible and will continue to. I am from West Islip and am considering a NY Surgeon but if you found a excelllent one on LI I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Respectfully, Tricia, West Islip, NY

lilKittyKat 12 Jul 2010

If anyone still is reading this, I have the same problem!! I am so scared and it's the middle of summer & everyone thinks i got a cheap boob job!!! It has been 3 months, my left is dropped and natural looking, my right is taught & mis shapen... It hasnt dropped in over a month and i massage, but its soooo firm... it wont even move! do i need surgery?? HELP!!

Jesse1977 23 Feb 2011

Are you fixed yet? I know it was a long time ago, but i'm going through the same thing and need advice BAD!!!!

ChrissyMorris 14 Aug 2010

Hello I completely understand your concern because I am also having the same problem, the commonality between proves that it happens to a lot of people. I am only 1 week and couple of days out, but I feel stressed and worried. I have a one year old boy which makes me an idiot to partake in a surgery that does not allow you do lifting or other restrictions, because thats like impossible. l fear that I may have picked him up too soon or made a weird movement like razing my arm too high, or maybe I'm just paranoid. My left boob has already begun to settle and take on a wonderful shape but my right still feels tight and is awkwardly shaped as thought the implant was placed higher and is not dropping, but I know that the other implant was once like this one and dropped so I still have hope. My doctor advised me that this is common and asked if I was right handed. Which I am, he added that maybe my muscle tissue is just larger or stronger. Either way I am freaking out more and more each day. Please help ease my nerves. Not to mention my boyfriend is a recovering alcoholic/ drug addict and he has been slipping since our schedules have changed and he has to give up more and do more around here. Two separate issues, but I need some advise. This is the first time I have ever posted for help, I always wanted to but never had the drive to do it before.

lilKittyKat 15 Aug 2010

Oh my... Def sounds like you have your hands full, I assure you, it WILL get better. I am approx. 4 months out - after I posted on here about my extremely hight right breast, I went for a follow up, and my Doc informed me I have a "capsule" and sheduled me for surgery. Since then (about 3 weeks), the right breast has significantly dropped (not 100 % but way better).. It has softened up quite a bit, & I was able to cancel the surgery, as during a pre-op appt, he noted the drastic change and told me keep on with massage! I tell you this story as I think, where capsules and complications ARE possible, we all need to give it time as every 1 breast seems to heal differently. I, too, a$m right handed, and my right was always a tiny bit smaller and more narrow than my left. If you researched your DR. well, and trust him, I believe you should be in great shape in no time. Everyone freaks out a bit after a surgery like that I think - its a big change and you and your body need time to adjust! I thought this may give you some "light at the end of the tunnel" as after 4 months, my breasts are really starting to look great & I couldn't be happier!!! I am also sorry to hear about your personal relationship issues, that can add extra stress and you should really be relaxed so you can heal properly... It will all get easier as you begin to heal and feel better than ever ever!! Best of luck and let me know if I can be of any help!

phoenixmourningstar 29 Sep 2010

same problem 6 months from surgery i have developed a hard implant and my plastic surgeon ignores me and will not return my calls or emils for help!!! massages and muscle relaxents don't fix evrything i'm so upset and dissapointed ten thousand dollars later this is a serious problem all of us girls who have opted for plastic surgery should be irate about if your doctor is good and helps you please praise him on here if not also tell the truth about your expirience to help othes and WEED OUT the docs who are in it only for the money not to make anyone better i agree you need to be patient but if you know for a fact something is WRONG your doctor should jump to help you!! after all you trusted him or her with the most prised posession of all yourself!

ediegh 7 Jan 2011

Can you please inform us on the status of your implants..did the higher one drop. My breasts ook exactly like yours, I am 3 weeks post op and am extremely frustrated and nervous.

Jesse1977 23 Feb 2011

Hi! I'm like you I hope yours are ok now. I had mine done Feb. 15, 2011. I'm in a lot of pain and my left is so funny looking, i describe them as one is hunting and the other fishing. It's humiliating and i'm the only one seeing them so i dress in thick clothes, (can't wear a bra yet) i'm wearing the band but come on Lefty it's so weird looking.

Las Vegas528 24 Jan 2011

give it time...you dont see the best results right away! you look nice!

steph6005 27 Jun 2011

Hi i had an augmentation 8 years ago and noticed they never really looked the same so a couple weeks ago i decided to go ahead and take the plunge again. The Dr was very informative and pointed out the reason was my left implant never dropped into the lower pole so there was a bit of a hump on top of it making the nipple also appear to slope down. the same implant also would slip out of the side pocket when i would lay back. so i did the revision a week ago and he replaced both implants with high profiles and stitched both side pockets. the right one looks fabulous as always but the left one looks the same just bigger now!!! When i went in the next day he strapped the left upper pole and sent me on my way! i am afraid to massage to hard with the lateral pocket being sewn. it just looks like my right one is perfect and round anf the left has a pointy look to it!!! I guess i just thought if i was going in to revise an issue; it would be revised immediatly!

OJackie 2 Feb 2012

I am at my 7 week mark and no drop for my right one. It's hard to wait and I hope nothing is wrong with it. I hear a squeaky/plastic sound when I move it around. Does that mean it'a capulated?

Jesse1977 3 Feb 2012

Hello OJackie!

Mine did the same thing reminded me of a dog squeaky toy. My doctor assured me it would stop and they did even up. Have no fear you will not be squeaky forever. Try your exercises to help that muscle allow the implant to drop. Best wishes!!

SoccerMom373 23 Mar 2012

OJackie, did your right breast drop since ur last post? I'm also 7wks post-op and my righty isnt dropped yet..

pip free 8 May 2012

I'd be interested to know how all the ladies got on and if things evened up eventually. Im 7 weeks post op this Thurs coming after having removal and replacement. My left one had dropped and seems to be in a good position but the right is high at the top with hardly any tissue at the bottom of the breast. They are like 2 different breasts alltogether. I have my post op check on Mon to see the surgeon but I'm really worried and I've already emailed him to be fobbed off about my worries. I didnt have any problems with my 1st BA, everything settled nicely, 1 st op was done around the nipple, 2nd was the crease incision, x

lilKittyKat 8 May 2012

All I can say is give it time.. My surgery was last april, by AUGUST my right one still hadn't dropped, they scheduled me for surgery in sept & a week before, it took its place Perfectly, now they are wonderful!! Sometimes we just use the muscles on one side more I think.. Ultimately, your doctor will give you the best advice, but 7 weeks is quite early.. Mine took months ( all summer I looked freakish) I would give it at least a couple months.. Hope this helps! Best of luck

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