I've had my breast implants for 7 years (silicone 250cc). I've always had one smaller than the other but last week noticed one has significantly dropped lower and completely different size. I'm freaking out as I'm not sure what has happened or if it's ruptured?
September 7, 2023
Answer: Implants You have bottomed out with your lower implant. If the other implant is smaller than it used to be, you may have deflated. I would suggest contacting your plastic surgeon.
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September 7, 2023
Answer: Implants You have bottomed out with your lower implant. If the other implant is smaller than it used to be, you may have deflated. I would suggest contacting your plastic surgeon.
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August 23, 2023
Answer: Change in breast size Your post is intriguing. Patient who experience rapid the deflation of one breast size after breast augmentation typically have a ruptured saline implants. When saline implants rupture, the body will absorb the saline breast typically shrinks fairly rapidly. When silicone implant rupture, there is usually no change seen at least initially. A ruptured silicone implant will maintain its volume. Ruptured silicone implants can create capsular contractions, making the breast hard and distorting the contour. Your right breast implant has bottomed out, and this should be addressed as well. I suggest finding a plastic surgeon who has extensive breast implant experience and can address both issues with revision surgery. The rapid change in size doesn’t make sense if you have silicone implants. Patience to get implant augmentation are given an ID card with her implant information. Perhaps you have that card available? If not, I suggest getting a complete set a before and after pictures and your operative report from your previous provider if you decide to go to another surgeon. If your surgeon is still available, then follow up with him or her. Managing a bottomed out implant like you have on the right can be a bit more complex and getting this to look correct it’s a bit of a finesse procedure. Simply, exchanging implants is not particularly difficult, but dealing with a bottomed out implant is not necessarily straightforward. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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August 23, 2023
Answer: Change in breast size Your post is intriguing. Patient who experience rapid the deflation of one breast size after breast augmentation typically have a ruptured saline implants. When saline implants rupture, the body will absorb the saline breast typically shrinks fairly rapidly. When silicone implant rupture, there is usually no change seen at least initially. A ruptured silicone implant will maintain its volume. Ruptured silicone implants can create capsular contractions, making the breast hard and distorting the contour. Your right breast implant has bottomed out, and this should be addressed as well. I suggest finding a plastic surgeon who has extensive breast implant experience and can address both issues with revision surgery. The rapid change in size doesn’t make sense if you have silicone implants. Patience to get implant augmentation are given an ID card with her implant information. Perhaps you have that card available? If not, I suggest getting a complete set a before and after pictures and your operative report from your previous provider if you decide to go to another surgeon. If your surgeon is still available, then follow up with him or her. Managing a bottomed out implant like you have on the right can be a bit more complex and getting this to look correct it’s a bit of a finesse procedure. Simply, exchanging implants is not particularly difficult, but dealing with a bottomed out implant is not necessarily straightforward. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD
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