Saline breast implants, July 2022, how do I know what caused my rippling? (Photo)

Your recovery was a breeze because you likely have the implants under the gland and the reason you have rippling is because they are saline implants under the gland.

A saline implant will always ripple more than a silicone gel implant, and an implant placed directly under the gland will always ripple more than an implant placed under the muscle.

Change the implants to silicone and placing them in a sub-muscular location with fat grafting will correct with problem.

Hello,

You tend to see more rippling with saline implants above the muscle. You did not do anything wrong! The swelling has subsided now and so the tissue between the implant and the skin is thinner which allows you to see the rippling. There is some additional component perhaps from the capsule, ie the "bag of scar" that develops around all implants, could also contribute to the visible rippling. There is nothing to do about it other than additional surgery where you can either choose silicone, put the implants under the muscle or consider fat grafting. Best of luck.

Dear noidea0,
saline implants tend to ripple more than silicone implants in general. Rippling can result due to many factors including thin skin, poor implant position etc. Sometimes, you can over fill the saline implant to help a bit, but this may not feel as natural.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery