My implant is too small at 3 days post-op, will it get bigger with time? (Photos)

Hello and thanks for your images. Breast implants do not grow over time. Your swelling will continue to decrease over the next 3-6 months and your implants will assume a more natural position. Using very large implants in a patient with a small chest diameter (such as yours) is not recommended. Very large implants cause tissue damage to the breasts and can end up pushing their way lateral towards your axilla. I recommend waiting more time to see your final results before considering adding more volume.All the best,Alex Zuriarrain, MDCleveland Clinic Trained Plastic Surgeon

Thank you very much for your question and
photographs. At three days post-op, it is too early to assess the results from
your breast augmentation procedure. While your breasts will not get any bigger,
as the implants settle and residual swelling resolves, your results will
improve. I recommend being patient during your recovery and carefully follow
your doctor’s advice during this time. If you still have concerns, reach out to
your operating surgeon for their input.

Pre-op planning and discussions are very important to avoid these kinds of situations. The patient should be clear about what they want, and the surgeon should tell the patient about the potentials and the most probable outcome in detail.
Your breasts can change and improve in shape however not in size in an increasing way. If size is your main concern, you may opt have to have larger implants after you are healed which can take up to 6 months after your surgery. Try to maintain a good communication with your surgeon and be expressive about your concerns.

Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey

Thank you for your question.  Soon after breast augmentation surgery most patients feel underwhelmed by the look of their breasts.  This occurs due to the swelling and unsettling of the breasts at this point in healing.  It can take up to 6 weeks for breasts to settle and shape into their final result.  For now, I encourage you to follow all post-operative instructions and scheduled follow-up visits with your board certified plastic surgeon.  Good luck! 

Thank you for your question. You are still very early in the recovery process and your breasts will continue to change in appearance over the next several weeks to months. As your skin continues to stretch to accommodate the implant, the implants will settle to create a fuller appearance. I understand the difficulty of the waiting process, but give your body time to adjust and know that your results in a few weeks will be different that what you are seeing in the mirror today. Keep in constant communication with your plastic surgeon about your concerns and follow his/her guidance during the recovery process. Best of Luck!

Thank you for your question and photos. Only being 3 days post up it is too early to start seeing final swelling and settlement of your implants. The size implant seem to fit your small frame. When choosing an implant there are certain limits due to your chest measurements. Allow at least 3 months for most of the swelling to settle. I recommend contacting your physician in order to address all your questions and concerns. Good luck.

Dear Masha,    Thanks for posting your pictures and sorry for your size disappointment. It would have been helpful to see your before and after pictures without bra.      From observing  your pictures, you appear to be a B or  B+  cup size. Once the swelling goes down, the breasts size might go down a bit or might stay the same if you do implants displacement massage that will stretch the tissue and allow the implants  fullness of the upper pole to go down and forward, maintaining the same cup size.    You did not provide your chest circumference measurement in inches , which is critical for the correct implants size selection. Also, your pre operative A cup size might have been small or very small A cup size. In my over 30 years of practice I noticed that women tend to over estimate their cup size, because  Victoria secrets makes the cup size smaller so women feel better about their breasts size.    Let's assume that you are currently 34 B,  to become a 34 C , you will need implants with volume of 450 cc. For 32 C - 425 cc. You will have to wait 3-4 months to let the implants settle down and than plan to replace the implants. Most likely you will need also capsulotomy (scar release) to make room for the larger implants.                      Best of luck,                                         Dr Widder

Thanks for your inquiry. Unfortunately the implant does not get bigger with time.  After swelling has gone down they may seem even smaller. Give yourself a couple months to see the final results. Good luck.

Masha.  I appreciate your concerns but way too early to worry. Your body needs time to heal and adapt to the implants. The skin and muscle over the implants must relax to allow the implants to settle into their final position.  They look smaller because the muscle and skin or compressing the implants.  While your appearance will improve fairly quickly, don't expect to see your final result for at least 6 months after surgery. Good Luck!

At 3 days, you are about 2 percent settled, shaped, softened, dropped and fluffed. "Drop and fluff" refers to the fact that as the skin stretches and the muscles relax, the implants move down and out slowly – about 1 percent a day. It’ll be about six weeks before they even begin to settle down, but they’ll be close to 80 percent settled and softened at three months. Watching their progress is like watching your hair grow. You don’t see a difference in your hair growth daily, but all of a sudden you need a haircut. 
Be patient after surgery. Give yourself a few months before making a judgment about your surgical results. You won't know the outcome until then. 
Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author