Can Bottoming out Repair Be Done Six Months After Implant Surgery?

secondary surgery occurs about ten % of the time after breast augmentation.  6 months is an adequate time to wait.  i would like to see preop and post op pictures before making any further comments . your result may be related to how your breasts initially looked  good luck

Hi there-

I'm sorry to hear that your breast implant outcome is not as ideal as you would have liked..

By 6 months after surgery, the structure and strength of the capsule your body formed around the implant should be adequate to support a long term repair of the shape of the pocket. There would not (in most cases) be any benefit to waiting longer.

Different surgeons will vary in their preferred technique for the repair, but provided your surgeon is experienced in management of implant problems, you should be able to achieve a pleasing and symmetric outcome.

 

Bottoming out which describes excessive descent of a breast implant resulting in a seemingly high nipple position, loss of fullness in the upper breast , and a drop of the lower breast fold position, is not uncommon. After six months a revisional procedure can be considered. In most cases  only one procedure is necessary to fix the problem, but it is always possible that a revision may be necessary in the case of a over or under correction.