Its been 11 days since ive had my BA. (Silicone 400cc below muscle) My breasts look "boxy" and look as though the implant is sitting high on my chest and my actual breast is hanging from the implant. Will the implant "drop" enough to make my breasts look normal? Or was it placed too high on my chest? If so what can be done to fix this?
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Your results appear to be normal for being so early on in your recovery. You still need to "drop and fluff", which refers to the gradual movement and change in shape that occurs to breast implants.
When breast implants are first put into your body, they typically sit higher up in the chest. This is because it’s the path of least resistance – your body requires some time to adjust to their presence, regardless of whether they’ve been placed in a sub-mammary (between breast tissue and chest muscle) or sub-muscular (under both the breast and chest muscle). Immediately following surgery, you’ll find that your newly enhanced breasts appear very full and swollen, especially in the upper portion above the nipples. Your skin will most likely look very tight and your nipples may point slightly downward as well. This may make the shape and overall appearance of your breasts appear unnatural. As your body accommodates to your new implants, you’ll notice that your breasts will gradually look more and more natural – the way you hoped they’d be! Over the course of about three to four months, your body creates new skin to accommodate the additional volume of your implants. This natural process is called “tissue expansion”, and relieves the tightness you may be experiencing. It allows for the implants to settle more into a better position with the help of gravity. A gradual redistribution of volume from the upper to the lower breast occurs, resulting in an enlargement and rounding out of the lower breast.
Although it's often called "dropping", it is more like "redistribution". The "fluffing" part refers to the impression that the lower breast enlarges and that your skin softens with the creation of new tissues. The extent to which this occurs depends on several factors, including the implant size, the tightness of your skin, and your body shape.
When breast implants are first put into your body, they typically sit higher up in the chest. This is because it’s the path of least resistance – your body requires some time to adjust to their presence, regardless of whether they’ve been placed in a sub-mammary (between breast tissue and chest muscle) or sub-muscular (under both the breast and chest muscle). Immediately following surgery, you’ll find that your newly enhanced breasts appear very full and swollen, especially in the upper portion above the nipples. Your skin will most likely look very tight and your nipples may point slightly downward as well. This may make the shape and overall appearance of your breasts appear unnatural. As your body accommodates to your new implants, you’ll notice that your breasts will gradually look more and more natural – the way you hoped they’d be! Over the course of about three to four months, your body creates new skin to accommodate the additional volume of your implants. This natural process is called “tissue expansion”, and relieves the tightness you may be experiencing. It allows for the implants to settle more into a better position with the help of gravity. A gradual redistribution of volume from the upper to the lower breast occurs, resulting in an enlargement and rounding out of the lower breast.
Although it's often called "dropping", it is more like "redistribution". The "fluffing" part refers to the impression that the lower breast enlarges and that your skin softens with the creation of new tissues. The extent to which this occurs depends on several factors, including the implant size, the tightness of your skin, and your body shape.
Web reference: https://www.edelsteincosmetic.com/procedures/breast-augmentation-toronto.php
Your preop photo shows a downwardly displaced and point nipple. This will not be fixed by implants alone. The good news is that you can heal for 6 months and see if the final look is okay and if not, do the lift then.
From your preoperative photos, you have a relative excess of breast skin (whether this is the natural shape of your breasts or you have had children) when compared to your pectoralis muscle. When you place an implant beneath the muscle in a situation such as yours, the muscle needs to relax more that the existing breast skin. This takes time. As a result, you will see this improve as the muscle relaxes to the degree that your breast skin is currently. Although this is not accurate for all patients, 11 days is far too early to make a decision or get overly concerned about your results. You will likely see an equalization of your implants as the muscle catches up to your skin. Be patient and stay in touch with your surgeon.
Best of luck,
Vincent Marin, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
Web reference: http://www.marinaesthetics.com/breast-augmentation/
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This is typical of the earlier stages of breast augmentation recovery. It usually takes about 4 months for a more natural looking breast to appear. You should see the improvement gradually appear.
Thank you for the photos. It is still too early to say anything definitive. They are a bit high right now, which is normal. As the implants settle into position, things should round out. Please do inform your plastic surgeon about your concerns. He/she may want to examine you. He/she may have a message or other protocol that he/she may find helpful.
Web reference: http://www.jjrothmd.com/procedures/breast-augmentation-las-vegas/
You are still early in the post-operative process when implants are high. Have you discussed with your surgeon about massage, stretching, or wearing a bandeau to help them fall?
You may want to get a band to help push down the implants. Also, talk to your plastic surgeon about massage techniques.
Web reference: http://marylandcosmeticsurgeryinc.com/breast-3/breast-augmentation/
From your photos it looks like 1. You have several more weeks to go before your implants drop down into position. Massaging the implants downward will help some but your main ally here is time 2. A lift might have helped some but borderline patients like you often prefer to risk the outcome a bit in order to avoid the scaring from a lift. 3. If you still don't like the shape in a year you can get a lift without any issues as a separate procedure. Given you are only 11 days out I doubt this will be necessary. Best of luck, Dr Kerr
Thank you for your question, I may have recommended a periareolar mastopexy augmentation for you, if you desired a perky look. However your implants appear to still be high which is normal after an augmentation. I would suggest massage a maybe a band to help positioning but what I do suggest is to speak with your surgeon about your recovery and see what he or she suggests. Time is probably truly your best treatment. .
Good luck!
From your photos, I feel that you really needed a lift as well...Now you may get a bit of settling and your implant my drop a bit and look better with time....but probably not as much as you want. However, it they don't drop, you can still go back and have the lift done, just as a two-parter....
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