Don't Feel my Implants Are Large Enough. Fuller when Settled?

You will see many changes in your breasts over the next 3-4 months.  The swelling at the top of the breast (superior pole swelling) will subside over this time.  The implants themselves will begin to settle into place and your breasts will begin to look more normal.  Patients become very anxious about what their breasts will look like after recovery and rightfully so.  The bottom line is that you need to give yourself time to heal and recover. Swelling is normal with all surgery.  I tell my patients they will not see their final result for at least 3-4 months after their breast implant procedure.

Two things happen and seem paradoxical. As as the swelling goes down there will be some shrinkage but at the same time as the muscle relaxes your breast projection grows. In general the breast shape and size proportionality improves..Breast implants initially after surgery when placed in a submuscular position often give superior fullness that corrects itself with time, the "fluff and drop" phenomena. In reality the pectoralis major muscle takes a while to adjust its size to accommodate the implant as well as occasional muscle spasm which keeps the implant projection higher than its final resting shape. Additional variables include:laxity of skin, size difference during prior pregnancies, position of implant,size of muscle, and size of implant.As the muscle relaxes the projection of the implant often increases and the breast shape improves. Massage and use of a superior placed elastic strap can often make this process go faster.

Your implants will drop and you will see the final result after about 3 months. They are still pretty high. When they drop, the breasts will look fuller and a bit larger.