Breast implants fall into armpits when laying down. Can anything be done? (Photo)

The short answer to your question is "yes".Implants which fall into the armpit are displaced laterally within the breast implant pocket.  The pocket can be closed laterally using several techniques, and then opened more medially to give some degree of improved cleavage.  If your implants are on top of the muscle, going into the subpectoral space can often limit the lateral movement of the implants.  That being said, if you were my patient, I prefer both above and below the muscle to do a capsulorraphy which closes down the lateral portion of the breast implant pocket, and then reinforcing that pocket with Seri scaffolding.  This surgery can be performed through an incision around the edge of the areola leaving minimal to no scarring and creating a more natural breast position and shape.  I recommend you seek out a Board Certified plastic surgeon in your neighborhood who has experience in breast revisions, especially with the use of Seri.

This is not uncommon in saline
implants, especially if the pocket is slightly
over resected. This can be remedied by reefing the lateral capsule and
exchanging the
type of implants. This should be done in the hands of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
with expertise in original breast surgery.

Saline implants are widely outscored by modern cohesive gel-filled textured implants with anatomical shape, so my advice is moving to these, specially becaus they are not smooth.Smooth implants like yours have NO adherence to ribcage, so their weight lies directly on the cutaneous brassier, it is your own breast and gland that has to hold the implant in place. Needless to say this is limited in time, so sooner or later the implants dislocate downwards or laterally, suffering the so called excessive mobility. They may mainly go downwards, producing bottom out, or laterally like yours, creating an additional pocket under your armpit.The treatment must follow these guidelines:-wider implants, you CAN have cleavage-anatomical profile implants-cohesive gel-filled-macrotextured to produce adherence to ribcage, but my advice is polyrethane coated implants, these latter are the top in the market about fixation and the ideal in cases like yours-multi-point capsulorraphy to close the laterally excessive pocketNot any surgeon can provide you this therapy, do a good research and travel wherever is necessary to obtain the best treatment for you.

Lateralization of smooth implants is a common problem. It is possible with closing part of your capsule and textured implants to improve the position of your implants. Also an external shoelace can be helpful in this process as well.

Yes.  This can be corrected with a procedure called a capsulorraphy.  Internal sutures will close the pocket laterally (along the side) so they won't fall to the side when you lay down. Talk with your surgeon so you can better understand the risks and benefits involved with the procedure and go from there.  ac

This is most likely due to a very large capsule that may need revision to tighten up the pocket along the lateral region.  Best to be seen in person.

I believe your situation can be corrected. A "net" of ligaments is found around the breast gland and this is not only the support of the breast gland but also the implant placed behind the breast (or breast and muscle). When this "net" is stretched out or disrupted the implant loses support, and when lying down the implant can move outside the "net" and fall into the armpit. The "net" ligaments can be sutured back to the chest wall in a surgical procedure known as a Capsulorraphy. This can generally be performed under sedation and local anesthesia, but it is critical to get the "net" back to the chest wall in a symmetrical fashion. Please seek a consult from a Board-certified Plastic Surgeon about your issue.

Yes additional open surgery to close the lateral pocket of the implant cavity. Best to discuss with your original surgeon or seek a new one. 

Thanks for your question and pictures and sorry about your dissatisfaction.  You do have options for breast revision surgery which can help the problem you describe.  Either moving your breast pocket medially (towards the middle) some and changing the shape of your implant can achieve some increased cleavage. Also it will minimize how much they move to the side when you lay down.  Good luck.

You need to see your surgeon again.  It is possible to re size the breast implant pocket to stop outward shift of implants. That will fix your problem.