Could breast implants get smaller with time? Over years?

Question

I had cohesive gel breast implants of 350cc size 1 year ago,and i've noticing significant decrease in size over the past couple of months,atleast a size dropped from my bra,im feeling more rippling and softening of my breast,breast MRI showed no leakage nor capsular contracture, what could be happening? I'd be more than grateful for any help.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

Slow leaks are possible but unlikely to be bilateral. We know that with time the ribs are remodeled by the constant pressure of the implant on the chest wall whch may account for loss of projection that you are observing.

Farbod Esmailian, MD · Answer

Over time your breast tissue changes if you lose weight especially.  Even if you dont lose weight over time, the implants will cause changes secondary to the weight and you breast tissue will thin out.

	Also your perception changes and you may think that they have gotten smaller because you have gotten used to them.

	Hope that helps.

Richard Baxter, MD · Answer

There are a number of changes that occur in the breast tissue surrounding implants that can change the appearance of the breasts over time. Often this is perceived as the breasts getting smaller, but unless you are losing weight it is part of this normal process. The implants do not lose volume over time.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Difficult to say what your problem is.  If you lost weight, then perhaps you also lost some natural breast volume and that is perhaps why they appear smaller.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD · Answer

You have noticed that your breast are getting smaller and this can be due to loss of weight,loss of breast tiisue or just perception of the loss . If the exam and the MRI are normal, you may have the breast tissue loss which can be normal changes.

Could breast implants get smaller with time? Over years?

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