8 days post-op: Early signs of double bubble? (photos)

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Hi, i recently had breast augmentation, I'm about 8 days post op and it looks as if im forming a double bubble. I had 300cc high profile gel impants over the muscle with crease incision, there is a lot of pain around the incision and it seems to be swollen. Is this normal and worrying too much or is it a problem? Any answers is much appreciated.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

It is hard to say from the photos what is going on, but at 8 days after surgery it is too early to tell. Best of luck and if concerned ask your surgeon.

Brooke R. Seckel, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

Important–stop pushing your breast implant downward, allow the implant and the inframammary crease region to heal normally after breast augmentation.I do see the bulge of the implant when you press the implant down however you do not have an obvious double bubble at this point.You need to allow the tissue to heal and the tissue in the inframammary crease region to become tightly adherent to the underlying chest wall.  NextBy pushing the implant down as you're doing in the photograph you do increase the chances that you will develop a double bubble.  If you were my patient I would be taping the inframammary crease region to help healing of the inframammary crease tissues to the chest wall.

8 days post-op: Early signs of double bubble? (photos)

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