One breast higher than the other and incisions different from each other? (photos)

Thank you for your pictures. You simply have two different breast pockets that create two different breast  shapes. I would wait approximately three months until you decide if and when to have your revision. This will allow the tissues to soften and give you the best chance and solving your asymmetry problem

Thank you for your question and for sharing your photos. During the post-operative period the breast are swollen, and the breast implants appear in a much higher position. Over time they descend and fills out the lower half of the breast. In addition, it is not uncommon for one breast to be more swollen than the other and may even out with time (unless they were asymmetric in size to begin with). It may take several months for this to happen and can be encouraged with breast massage and compression. It may appear that the breast enlarges as the lower aspect of the breast fills out (at the expense of the upper portion of the breast).

Yes, you look different now and I bet you were different to start as no two breasts are the same. Wait and see how things settle over 4-6 months and then go from there. Breast folds are often not even as well. I am sure your doctor discussed these things with you so relax and have a great Summer.

as your surgeon should still be managing your recovery and providing you instructions on what and what not to do to help you achieve the best results possible.  You can get opinions from the gallery but its still your surgeon that should be most motivated for you to have a great result.  So let your surgeon ally your concerns and worries so you can focus on healing.  BTW, very rarely are incisions perfectly symmetrical.  I ask my patients to focus on how the upper poles heal since that is what the public will be seeing.  If you do develop asymmetry, you will have to decide on which breast you like better before pursuing revisions.

If your implants were place behind the muscle you are little early to be concerned.  It is not uncommon for one implant to drop first especially on the opposite side of your hand dominance.  If you are right handed the right side tends to stay up longer.  I would give your implants a chance to settle for at least 6 months.  Another thing to consider is the your asymmetry of your folds before the surgery.  Was one of your folds higher to begin with?

Needed to post before photo so we could compare and see if you had infra mammary asymmetry... Right has higher placed fold and size/volume appears uneven... 

Hi Momo22I understand your anxiety, but at three weeks it is way too early to know what the final result will be.  What I see is that the left looks like it is in better position right now and the right is slightly high, but that might be the photo angle.  Things will change greatly over the weeks and months ahead.Regarding the incisions, they will tend to move up as the implant drops.  It is never possible to guarantee that the incision will land in the crease.  We try to put it there, but it can migrate.sek

I can imagine that you surgeon told you the period of time to wait in order to see you final result. 3 weeks is too early to obtain it, so you have to be patient. You Boons are sistersm not twins, so they neve had the same crease or mamary fold, one was higher or lower before your surgery. When the edhema dissapear and time passes by you will finally see a nice result and shape.

It woud be necessary to see preop photos in order to make any worthwhile comment as the post op asymmetry most commonly mirrors the preop asymmetry.

It appears that the left implant has settled a bit lower than the right. The different positions of the implants affect the position of the incision relative to the crease.  With an implant sitting lower on the left, the crease is lower, so the incision appears above the crease.If the crease heights were the same (if the implant positions were the same), the position of the incisions would probably be the same relative to the crease.While it appears that the left implant is too low (the crease has dropped or "bottomed out"), based upon your photos alone, one can't necessarily conclude that the left breast implant is too low, or that the right implant is too high.Another way of approaching the issue is to decide if you prefer the appearance of the left breast or the right, then adjust one to match the other.At the same time, if the left breast is bottoming out, it is important to consider that the implants you've chosen may be too big for your tissues to support.  Repair options might include tissue reinforcement procedures or smaller implants. A repair of the left breast crease could potentially be performed as an out-patient procedure with local anesthesia.....In any case, the situation is correctable and you should discuss options and optimal timing with your surgeon.