How Long Does It Take for Breasts to "Drop" After an Implant Replacement?

When a patient is exchanging their implants out for a larger size, unless it is twice the size of the old implant and the pocket is very tight,  the implants should settle into position withina week or two.  All the hard work has been done with the first surgery, so it generally occurs pretty quick witha simple implant exchange.  I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question.  Implant 'dropping' or 'settling' is variable but generally takes several months.  The settling that patients can experience after implants are placed in the submuscular position refers to the relaxation and stretching of the pectoralis muscle, which allows the implants to settle into their proper position.  With implant exchanged or replacements, patients could expect that the settling may occur at a faster rate, however, if you exchanged your implants for a much larger size you could expect that it may take about as long as it did the first time around.  I hope you find this helpful and best of luck!

Two things happen and seem paradoxical. As as the swelling goes down there will be some shrinkage but at the same time as the muscle relaxes your breast projection grows. In general the breast shape and size proportionality improves..Breast implants initially after surgery when placed in a submuscular position often give superior fullness that corrects itself with time, the "fluff and drop" phenomena. In reality the pectoralis major muscle takes a while to adjust its size to accommodate the implant as well as occasional muscle spasm which keeps the implant projection higher than its final resting shape. Additional variables include:laxity of skin, size difference during prior pregnancies, position of implant,size of muscle, and size of implant.As the muscle relaxes the projection of the implant often increases and the breast shape improves. Massage and use of a superior placed elastic strap can often make this process go faster.