I had undergone a breast augmentation in Febuary of 2021. I have since noticed multiple aspects that visually are super unappealing. My left breast appears to have some sort of capsular contraction, when I flex the implant is completely visible and awkwardly shaped and even when I’m not flexing sometimes is visible, the other breast is also awkward underneath and neither look anything like the other. I want to get them fixed but not sure where to begin or what to expect with cost.
Answer: Double Bubble I think you had the wrong operation from the beginning in my opinion. You have tuberous breasts and they require a very different operation than a straight breast augmentation and that's why you have a double bubble on your right breast.
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Answer: Double Bubble I think you had the wrong operation from the beginning in my opinion. You have tuberous breasts and they require a very different operation than a straight breast augmentation and that's why you have a double bubble on your right breast.
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June 6, 2025
Answer: Double Bubble Deformity (Based off your single photo) - It seems as if one side has developed a double bubble deformity. If this is a flexing picture, likely you want to discuss with your surgeon about revising the pocket (can be because more release of the muscle is needed +/- mastopexy (lift) or changing it from submuscular to above muscle +/- mastopexy). Essentially you need a lift as well to properly replace your breast tissue onto the implant in the correct position and fix animation if it bothers you. I would suggest discussing all this with your surgeon and study the mastopexy scar to prepare yourself for possible outcomes and what the scar looks like. (I do this quite often with my patients - if they aren't ready for the scar, then hold off.)
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June 6, 2025
Answer: Double Bubble Deformity (Based off your single photo) - It seems as if one side has developed a double bubble deformity. If this is a flexing picture, likely you want to discuss with your surgeon about revising the pocket (can be because more release of the muscle is needed +/- mastopexy (lift) or changing it from submuscular to above muscle +/- mastopexy). Essentially you need a lift as well to properly replace your breast tissue onto the implant in the correct position and fix animation if it bothers you. I would suggest discussing all this with your surgeon and study the mastopexy scar to prepare yourself for possible outcomes and what the scar looks like. (I do this quite often with my patients - if they aren't ready for the scar, then hold off.)
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May 7, 2025
Answer: Revision Breast Surgery Reviewing your photo. The right breast shows a double bubble deformity. This happens when the implant falls below the anatomic borders of your natural breast. From your description of your left breast, you have what's called an animation deformity, where the muscle pushes the implant out and to the side with contractions of the muscle. Both of these can be corrected with revision surgery using various techniques. The asymmetry of your breast would probably be best addressed with a breast lift but if you are trying to avoid that then discussing expectations with your surgeon will be very important. Don't lose hope, just know everything has a solution, but yes it will require a second surgery.
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May 7, 2025
Answer: Revision Breast Surgery Reviewing your photo. The right breast shows a double bubble deformity. This happens when the implant falls below the anatomic borders of your natural breast. From your description of your left breast, you have what's called an animation deformity, where the muscle pushes the implant out and to the side with contractions of the muscle. Both of these can be corrected with revision surgery using various techniques. The asymmetry of your breast would probably be best addressed with a breast lift but if you are trying to avoid that then discussing expectations with your surgeon will be very important. Don't lose hope, just know everything has a solution, but yes it will require a second surgery.
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February 5, 2025
Answer: Unhappy Thank you for your ?. Based on the photo provided and looking straight on at it it appears the left breast has a contour irregularity with the lower origin of the pec muscle having been divided and now retracting upwards. This will also allow the skin to stretch out. There may be scar tissue present which i cannot tell by the picture. The right breast appears to have some droop at this time. I would highly recommend consulting with a BC PS with experience in breast revision surgery. I believe all your breast issues can be corrected.
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February 5, 2025
Answer: Unhappy Thank you for your ?. Based on the photo provided and looking straight on at it it appears the left breast has a contour irregularity with the lower origin of the pec muscle having been divided and now retracting upwards. This will also allow the skin to stretch out. There may be scar tissue present which i cannot tell by the picture. The right breast appears to have some droop at this time. I would highly recommend consulting with a BC PS with experience in breast revision surgery. I believe all your breast issues can be corrected.
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November 15, 2024
Answer: Breast challenges Thank you for your question. You've got a challenging combination of issues that will not be easy to fix, but a skilled surgeon should be able to give you significant improvement. It would be helpful to see a "before " pic for comparison, but I can tell kind of where you started. On your right, you have a significant "double bubble" deformity, which is when you can see the old inframammary fold sitting on top of the implant. This occurs because an implant is placed below the old inframammary fold without properly obliteraing or wakening the fold. You likely had a small, tight breast with a high-riding fold on that side to start. The left side doesn't have that problem, indicating that you probably had a significantly larger breast on the left and that the implant is sitting on the fold instead of below it. You talk about a cabsular contracture on the left, but you are actualy describing an animation deformity, which is a totally different issue. Capsular contracture is a tightening of the scar tissue that forms around the implant. It creates a firm, distorted and sometimes painful breast. Animation deformity is when a subpectoral implant is affected by the overlying muscle, leading to a temporary distortion of the implant/breast when flexing or using the upper body, and that's what I think you have. (You can have both!)
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November 15, 2024
Answer: Breast challenges Thank you for your question. You've got a challenging combination of issues that will not be easy to fix, but a skilled surgeon should be able to give you significant improvement. It would be helpful to see a "before " pic for comparison, but I can tell kind of where you started. On your right, you have a significant "double bubble" deformity, which is when you can see the old inframammary fold sitting on top of the implant. This occurs because an implant is placed below the old inframammary fold without properly obliteraing or wakening the fold. You likely had a small, tight breast with a high-riding fold on that side to start. The left side doesn't have that problem, indicating that you probably had a significantly larger breast on the left and that the implant is sitting on the fold instead of below it. You talk about a cabsular contracture on the left, but you are actualy describing an animation deformity, which is a totally different issue. Capsular contracture is a tightening of the scar tissue that forms around the implant. It creates a firm, distorted and sometimes painful breast. Animation deformity is when a subpectoral implant is affected by the overlying muscle, leading to a temporary distortion of the implant/breast when flexing or using the upper body, and that's what I think you have. (You can have both!)
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