Is it common that my skin is not retracting after implant removal?

Good day! Generally after explantation, the shape and size of the breast will be unpredictable. It is too soon to see final results because swelling and bruising may persist plus your skin and muscles will need time to adjust as well. The results varies between patients depending on their age, duration and size of the implant, or previous state of their breasts like existing anatomy, deformity, previous surgeries, underlying personal and family medical conditions, nicotine use, pregnancy and other factors. Do not hesitate to contact your surgeon about this and discuss any other additional aftercare you need for best results. Best of luck! #RealSelf100

Your skin should retract to some degree over the next few months.  Factors that will influence this are the quality of the skin, the size of the implant, and the length of time the implant was in place.  You still should continue to see improvement, but as your surgeon mentioned if you are unhappy with the result you can consider surgical correction.

Over the next several months, your skin should tighten more and slowly heal. You may find everything settles down fairly well, but it may not go back totally to how you were before surgery.

Thank you for your question. The skin will take at least 3 months to get the final results ofretraction. Often the double deformity will improve at that time. It is recommended to wait and wear compressive bras and shirts to get the best results in the meantime. Good luck. 

Following implant removal, the skin either remains the same or will contract to the pre-augmentation state.  It is difficult to predict where along this spectrum a patient will fall.  Reasonable predictions may be made based on age, presence of stretch marks, and skin quality.  The process of skin contraction, or redraping, May take several months.  If the skin remains stretched several months after implant removal and the breast shape is not acceptable, surgery may be the only option.

Hi and welcome to our forum!
Initially, after explantation, the breast will "collapse", with depression replacing projection. The breast tissue, the soft tissues and the skin have been effaced by the implant. Over a span of 3-4 months, a degree of self correction will occur, the extent of which depends upon the size of the implant, the length of time it was implanted, and the condition of the overlying skin. Stretch marks? 
If after 6 months, the size or shape is unacceptable, a lift may be required.
Best wishes...