4 weeks post op, is my implant too high? (photos)

When implants are first inserted, they sit high up because your tissues are tight and gravity hasn't taken effect. Over time, natural tissue expansion occurs to allow the implants to fall into place. By this time, your breasts will have taken on a more natural contour, where the lower breasts become softer and rounder. Please wait at least four months for this to happen. 

Yes it looks like they may be a bit too high. it can certainly take a good 2-3 months for the implants to drop. Check with your surgeon about downward massaging and if an upper breast elastic bandeau would help.

Your implants haven't dropped, and won't until a few months after surgery. Your results look pretty good at this time, so please give it some more time to settle.

Thank you for your pictures.  Your breast implants look fine the tissue should relax. I am one that not to let the implant settle I placed them exactly where they need to be in the operating room so that is no need for settling. 

Hello!  Thank you for your question!  At 4 weeks, you are still very early in the postoperative period. Typically, it takes 2-3 months for swelling to fully resolve and the implants to fully settle into their pocket created.  While they do appear to be quite high, remain patient. Discuss with your surgeon as there are methods to assist this such as implant massage, wearing of a breast bandeau, etc. continue with the restrictions given by your surgeon for activity as well.  If after this time your result is still not satisfactory, a surgical revision may be required to pull the implants to their appropriate position. Hope that this helps!  Best wishes for an excellent result. 

Your implants look too high right now, but they should drop and change going forward.  I encourage you to work with your surgeon about aggressive breast massage to assist in that process.

Your implants would certainly look way too high if they remained there.  The good news is that they should drop quite a bit over the next few months.  Everything should look a lot better in 3 months.  If your nipples are still too low, a small lift may be needed.

Thank you for your question. From your photos, the implants appear high but it is still early. Particularly for implants under the muscle, it can take time for them to fill out the lower breast pole. Be patient and give yourself a full 3-4 months. At that time, you'll have a much better idea of where they will settle out and whether a revision may or may not be necessary.

Dear Teesgirl,Yes, your implants are definitely too high.  You are not at your final result yet, but you should probably be proactive in getting your implants to lower.  I would ask your surgeon about not wearing a bra to have gravity help as well as massages to lower the implants.  If you search breast massage I have a detailed technique that I give my patients.Best Wishes,Pablo Prichard, MD

It looks like your implants are still pretty high, but my guess is that you probably needed some sort of lift as well. Give it 3-4 months and then reevaluate it. Best to always review with your surgeon.