Double bubble - how can this be corrected? (Photos)

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Got 605 cc under the muscle. Have tuberous breasts and I can still see them sitting on top of the implant. I'm 5 months out of surgery and I think it's permanent. How can this be corrected?

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Lookingforboobs,

though rare, some women who undergo breast augmentation will develop a minor deformity known as a “double bubble,” in which additional folds appear underneath the breasts due to the implant accidentally shifting or contracting post-surgery. In most cases, the implant simply slipped too far down the chest wall and traveled behind the breast inframammary crease (the area where the lower breast meets the chest), instead of moving forward to fill the breast cavity. If left untreated, the lopsided implant will form unnatural indentations, resulting in an odd “four-breast effect” rather than the full, rounded chest the patient initially desired.

Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

Yes, the radial bands can be released and the inferior contour can be revised. Please go and discuss your concerns with your surgeon

Hilton Becker, MD · Answer

I find that the best means of correction of double bubble deformity is conversion to above the muscle, sub-facial

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