Hello! I recently had a breast augmentation a few days shy of two months ago. My left breast has dropped very nicely but right one has not only not seemed to drop very much it actually looks much smaller than the left. I had 380 cc's under the muscle sientra implants. Please any advice would be really appreciated. I've included a before, one month post op, and one from today(a few days away from two months)
November 7, 2012
Answer: Breast Asymmetry
Preoperative breast asymmetries are not all correctable when doing an augmentation, especially when the inframammary folds are different and/or one breast is more lateral on the chest than the other. In fact, some asymmetries are more noticeable when the breast are larger. Your results are due to your asymmetry present preoperatively. Sometimes, a minor revision can improve the asymmetry, but you likely will never be able to make them exactly even. I would recommend that you discuss the issue with your plastic surgeon.
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November 7, 2012
Answer: Breast Asymmetry
Preoperative breast asymmetries are not all correctable when doing an augmentation, especially when the inframammary folds are different and/or one breast is more lateral on the chest than the other. In fact, some asymmetries are more noticeable when the breast are larger. Your results are due to your asymmetry present preoperatively. Sometimes, a minor revision can improve the asymmetry, but you likely will never be able to make them exactly even. I would recommend that you discuss the issue with your plastic surgeon.
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November 6, 2012
Answer: Breast Asymmetry After Surgery
Dear Emily,
Thank you for sharing your photos along with your post.
It seem that the pre-op photo shows an asymmetry in your breasts where the left breast is a little more ptotic than the right one. This asymmetry has been carried along after the surgery was performed.
Unfortunately, without knowing the full details of your surgery it is not possible to provide you with a solid explanation. It would have been great if you could share whether the surgeon did use different sizes of implants in each breast or not during the surgery. Another potential aspect to consider would be the size of the pockets in which the implants sit.
At 2 months post-op, there may be a slight room for more dropping of the implants to happen as mother nature works its way.
I encourage you to follow your surgeon's instructions religiously and to be a little more patient.
That being said, please remember that commendable results require an exceptionally skilled surgeon to perform the surgery and settling for anything less than that increases the chances of additional corrective surgeries dramatically.
I hope this helps and please feel free to check the website below.
Thank you for your inquiry.
The best of luck to you.
Dr. Sajjadian
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November 6, 2012
Answer: Breast Asymmetry After Surgery
Dear Emily,
Thank you for sharing your photos along with your post.
It seem that the pre-op photo shows an asymmetry in your breasts where the left breast is a little more ptotic than the right one. This asymmetry has been carried along after the surgery was performed.
Unfortunately, without knowing the full details of your surgery it is not possible to provide you with a solid explanation. It would have been great if you could share whether the surgeon did use different sizes of implants in each breast or not during the surgery. Another potential aspect to consider would be the size of the pockets in which the implants sit.
At 2 months post-op, there may be a slight room for more dropping of the implants to happen as mother nature works its way.
I encourage you to follow your surgeon's instructions religiously and to be a little more patient.
That being said, please remember that commendable results require an exceptionally skilled surgeon to perform the surgery and settling for anything less than that increases the chances of additional corrective surgeries dramatically.
I hope this helps and please feel free to check the website below.
Thank you for your inquiry.
The best of luck to you.
Dr. Sajjadian
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