Why are my breast pointy after my beast augmentation? (Photos)

Hi thank you for your question. 

Your breasts may be odd looking because your skin has been stretched over them. Don't worry, this is likely temporary. If your breasts look like torpedoes, your implants probably haven't "dropped" yet. The lower half of each breast is probably still tight, forcing the breasts into a high, hard-cone shape. In the weeks immediately after your breast implant surgery, you may think your breasts are too big, too small, too round, not round enough, too square, too high, too low, too ugly, too this, and too that. This will pass in time. If your implants were placed under the chest muscles, it may take some time for the muscles to relax. If you are right-handed, your right breast may not drop as fast as your left one.

The photos you submitted look fine for one week post-op. The breasts will soften, and likely round out, as time passes. Your breasts will also look closer together as time passes, with deeper cleavage. Due to swelling and tension on the skin from the new implants, the skin lifts off the sternum, or chest bone. Put your fingers on your chest bone above your breasts and slide them down, pushing the skin against the bone. Do this a few times, and you'll see that the breasts look closer together and the cleavage looks deeper. With time, the skin will drop down to the chestbone again, and I expect that you'll look great!

The concerns that you have are understandable. I want to reassure you that you have a completely normal post-op appearance, based on the photos. Your final results may take up to three months. Good luck!

Hi,You are most likely experiencing post op swelling. I see your Dr. made an incision on your areola so this is very likely the cause of your 'pointy nipples'. You should see a gradual improvement in the months to come. I would also recommend you wear some type of bra when you sleep from now on to keep the implants from falling away from the center of your chest. When standing gravity will pull the implants down and when lying down on your back - gravity will pull them to the sides of your chest. Just fyi, so you can be proactive in prolonging your results. Best wishes to you. 

HI suckerpunch, You are too soon after surgery to make a final judgment on the way your breasts will look. Just give it a bit of time and let the swelling go down. Ask your surgeon what you can do to push the breasts together after the swelling begins to go down. Sometime a bit of massage inward will help. There are also some bras that help as well to push the breasts in and up.Hope this helps.Best, Dr. Christine Rodgers

Thanks for your inquiry.  You have an early result and many changes can and will occur. Patients do have more swelling around the areola and nipple after and an areolar incision.  Discuss with your surgeon your concerns and best of luck.  

You have a lovely result. It will take a few months for the skin and deeper tissues to stretch out and this will result in a more natural appearance. All breasts look a little different and slightly unnatural immediately after surgery, but  I think you will be happy with your result in a few months. As for your cleavage, that is determined by your anatomy and not by the implants. If your breasts are genetically situated a bit farther apart you will have less visible cleavage than someone whose breasts intrinsically are situated closer together. Your surgeon did the correct thing by not trying to over dissect your tissues to try to bring your implants closer together. This would only have resulted in complications. With this limitation aside (and all operations have limitations), you really have a lovely early result - good luck with the rest of your healing process!

Thanks for your question. Congratulations on your surgery. The findings that you describe are all normal in the early postop period. You have a large implant and it will take a few months for things to settle. Best of Luck!

Thank you for your question and photos.   Be patient.  You still have swelling related to the surgery.  It can take 3-6 months for the implant to settle in.   Follow up with your surgeon and follow all his/her instructions. I do not have my patients start massaging until after their 2 week appointment.   Best of luck to you! 

Thank you for your question and photos. You are still early in the post-operative period. It typically takes 3 - 6 months for the swelling to subside and and implants to settle into proper position. Please discuss your concerns with your board certified plastic surgeon. Also, make sure you follow all of your plastic surgeons post-operative instructions regarding level of physical activity and use of a support bra. Hope this helps and good luck with your recovery.