Left Breast Higher and Firmer Than Right Breast 5 Weeks 2 Days Post Op?

Thank you for the photos. You are still early in your post operative course.  Some firmness in the incisional area is normal at this time.  Breast implants tend to start dropping into place after 3 to 4 weeks. They usually will get to their final position in 6 to 12 months. One will drop faster than the other, also the shape may go through changes. Please follow your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon's post op instructions. For example; we like message, but some surgeons will have you wait, or do it in a specific manner. Please also let them know your thoughts and concerns.

   Breast asymmetry at 5 weeks may resolve by 3 or 6 months.  It is also important to talk with the plastic surgeon about preoperative asymmetry, which is almost always a contributing factor.  In addition, hardness around the incision at 5 weeks is the norm, and scars will soften over the course of a year.

Thank you for the question and pictures.

Although some anxiety is to be expected, I think that the degree of breast asymmetry that you are experiencing at this point is quite commonly seen. It is very likely that you will find that the breast  implants will contain to “settle” and soften over the course of the next many weeks to months.

 The firmness that you feel below the incision lines is very likely scar tissue that also tends to soften with time ( over the course of the 1st year).

 Of course, your plastic surgeon is in the best position to rule out complications and/or provide meaningful reassurance to you.

Best wishes; hopefully you will be very pleased with the long-term outcome of the procedure.