Breast implant slipped off to side, out of position? Can it be fixed? (Photo)

Congratulation on your recent surgery and I am sorry to hear that you have a concern about the implant sliding out to the side. First, it is still early in your course and things may settle out. I would encourage you to discuss things with your surgeon who will be in the best position to assess your progress. If the implant continues to slide outward, there are ways to reinforce the pocket and keep the implant more centered. In general, I recommend waiting until 3-6 months after an augmentation to do any pocket reinforcement surgery. This allows the capsule around the implant to form and gives us something to work with.Good luck!

You should discuss options with your PS. It is early in your post op course, and if mild, then training the pocket may be achievable with a supportive bra.  Repair of the lateral fold can be achieved with suturing, ADM patch, or replacement with a textured, shaped implant in a neo-pocket.  I advise patients to live with a little bit of lateral displacement, because any of those repairs can be expensive, or painful, or both.  A little bit of lateral displacement is what the natural breast does when laying down.  With an implant, it can leave some 'hollowness' centrally as you have noted.  

There is always a little room for the implants to move in the pocket which is why they should feel soft and act natural.  However, too much room can lead to the implant migrating more than they should in different directions.  This can be from a number of different causes, the most common being that your own tissues simply cannot support the weight of the implant when laying down and they are stretching a little more than they should.  To correct this requires closing off that pocket with internal sutures and sometimes adding some biological matrix to reinforce the inside pocket.  I would discuss this with your surgeon but usually we allow the pocket to heal for at least three months before contemplating any revision that may be needed.  I hope this helps.

This can be fixed but may be best to wait until 6 months have passed to allow for other healing. The procedure is easy to do but does require surgery. 

Some movement of the implant within the pocket is typical, however there might be an issue if the implant is falling out to the side of the breast. We suggest a snug bra to hold the implant centered in the breast and breast pocket, and let your surgeon have a look.

With the degree of asymmetry that you had preoperatively, you represent a challenge. Sometimes, differences in breast size are due to chest wall asymmetry instead of, or in addition to, gland size. As others have said, some degree of waiting is warranted. One side may improve, the other side may migrate laterally, as well. Let it heal over a few month's time before you and your surgeon come up with a plan. Internal sutures to strengthen the pocket, artificial tissue support, and fat grafting are techniques which might be selected. However, I have lost count of the number of times that a patient became satisfied with their results, realizing that, despite asymmetry, they now had what they sought: a breast augmentation.

Sorry to hear that you have this concern.  Your pectoralis muscle traverses from your underarm to your breast bone and some of the rib cage, so even a sub muscular implant is not totally covered and supported by the muscle.  Laterally your implant sits under your skin and breast gland, and consequently there is limited support.  Even if the implant pocket is tight initially, in some patients, the weight of the implant can stretch the soft tissue, widening the implant pocket, and allowing the implant to "slip off to the side."  This can be surgically treated by reshaping and sometimes reinforcing the implant pocket.  A textured implant may also have less of a tendency to become displaced.  I would encourage you to discuss the matter with your surgeon, and wait until your results have matured before considering any intervention.  While it is unfortunate and frankly unlucky that you have this issue, know that it can be improved.  

I would make sure that you talk with your Plastic Surgeon first.  In my practice this issue can be addressed surgically and I don't see it as a complex problem.  So, my recommendation would be to go back to your Plastic Surgeon for a complete assessment and management plan.