How Long Do Large Breast Implants Take to Drop?

generally  two to three months is a reasonable time for healing. variables include:


laxity of skin

pregnancies

position of implant

size of muscle

 size of implant

Hello! Thank you for your question! You are still early post-procedure. Your appearance looks typical at this stage and will continue to improve as the swelling subsides and the implants continue to settle into their desired position. This usually proceeds over the next several weeks as the lower pole skin/breast stretches to accommodate the implants. Follow-up closely with your surgeon for additional restrictions/instructions and the potential use of bras/garments or massage that may encourage the implant to settle appropriately. If still displaced after this time, a surgical procedure may be necessary to further open the pocket and bring the implant(s) down. Hope that this helps! Best wishes!

The final results are mostly present including "dropping of the implant" when implants are below the muscle within the first 3 months for most and certainly by a year. 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.

Most implants will settle by 3 months after surgery but everyones tissues are different and respond to implants in different ways, the bigger the implant the longer it will take to settle due to the large force

"Fluffing" refers to the impression that the lower breast enlarges and that your skin softens with the creation of new tissues. The extent to which this occurs depends on several factors, including the implant size, the tightness of your skin, and your body shape.

You are very early in your post operative course.  Usually implants start to move at about three weeks.  It may take months for them to finally drop into position.  There are many variables.  Please be patient, but it is always a good idea to continue to follow up with your plastic surgeon and let him/her know your concerns.

A large implant of that size can take up to 6 months depending on how tight your skin it. Best of luck! Dr K

Hi, I think the timing is variable and depends on the location (sub-muscular or sub-glandular), texture, size and manufacture.

In general it takes 3 to 6 months to drop. Howevere, smooth and subglandular implants drop faster than others.

I hope that will help.

You are very early in the healing process and still swollen, particularly given the large size of your implants. Dropping may take between 3-6 months, if not longer, so you need to give it some time and patience.

It can take several moths for implants to sit properly in the pocket especially when large implants are used and the skin is a bit tight.