I'm 1 1/2 weeks post op. Are my Breast Implants Too Big?

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I'm 1 1/2 weeks post op and I feel that my implants are way too big for my small frame. I'm 5'6" 118 lbs and got 400 cc HP gel. I am depressed and kind of regretting the procedure. I used to be a 34B and wanted to go up slightly to a C and look as natural as possible.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

Are my Breast Implants Too Big? One and a half weeks out, you are still swollen!. Give it at least 3 months for the implants to settle and swelling to resolve which can take even longer.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

It is difficult to say without a photo but rest assured that since you are only 1 1/2 weeks from surgery that you have some swelling.  Over the next several weeks the swelling will decrease and your real size wil become more apparent.

	Just wait.

	Dr. ES

David Shafer, MD, FACS · Answer

Hopefully you had candid discussions with your surgeon prior to surgery about what your expectations are with surgery.  In most cases, patients actually wish that they chose a slightly larger implant.  However, in your cases, it sounds like the opposite is true.  In is usually best to wait several months before any revision surgery to allow the swelling to resolve and the tissues to settle.  It may turn out that you end up liking the implants.  If not, the surgery to exchange to a small size is must less involved that your original surgery - assuming that you are having a moderate reduction in size of the implants.  Good luck.

Scott C. Sattler, MD, FACS · Answer

I always ask patients what sort of 'look' they are interested in- we base our implant sizing decisions on bio-dimensions of the patient, and the type of post-op 'look' a patient wants. Based on your self- description, there is no way a 400 cc HP implant is going to look 'natural' by anybody's concept of what a naturally beautiful breast looks like. Implants can always be removed and replaced, but it will be an additional expense to you.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Give yourself some time to recover. The implants always look larger just after surgery because of swelling.

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