i feel my breasts are still swollen and one more than the other. its been a week since my surgery ? thanks
Answer: Breast implant dropping after breast augmentation.
Right after surgery almost 100% of patients are too big, too tight, too high, and to swollen. This is normal as yours body responds to the implants which have just been placed underneath the pectoral muscle in the average sub muscular breast augmentation.
In my own practice I tell my patients that it will take about three weeks before they will even start to believe me that the implants will drop and settle. By 12 weeks patients still look somewhat high but it is generally not noticeable to the casual observer. It really takes about six months for the implants to drop fully and to see your most natural result.
In the early phase is not uncommon to see one implant tighter or fuller than the other. It is common for the dominant side, for example if your right handed, for the right side or dominant side to stay tighter and higher longer. It is also common for the dominant side to hurt more. It will take longer for the thicker muscle to stretch and settle.
One week out you sound perfectly normal. But when in doubt just checked in with your plastic surgeon because it will often make you feel better. Your surgeon may also begin a regimen of massage to help the implants not only drop more quickly, but more evenly.
As you read this I hope you'll take some comfort in knowing that you're at the beginning of a process that really takes about six months.
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Right after surgery almost 100% of patients are too big, too tight, too high, and to swollen. This is normal as yours body responds to the implants which have just been placed underneath the pectoral muscle in the average sub muscular breast augmentation.
In my own practice I tell my patients that it will take about three weeks before they will even start to believe me that the implants will drop and settle. By 12 weeks patients still look somewhat high but it is generally not noticeable to the casual observer. It really takes about six months for the implants to drop fully and to see your most natural result.
In the early phase is not uncommon to see one implant tighter or fuller than the other. It is common for the dominant side, for example if your right handed, for the right side or dominant side to stay tighter and higher longer. It is also common for the dominant side to hurt more. It will take longer for the thicker muscle to stretch and settle.
One week out you sound perfectly normal. But when in doubt just checked in with your plastic surgeon because it will often make you feel better. Your surgeon may also begin a regimen of massage to help the implants not only drop more quickly, but more evenly.
As you read this I hope you'll take some comfort in knowing that you're at the beginning of a process that really takes about six months.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Breast size with settling Thank you for your question. During the post-operative period the breast are swollen, and the breast implants appear in a much higher position. Over time they descend and fills out the lower half of the breast. It may take several months for this to happen and can be encouraged with breast massage and compression. After the swelling goes down the breasts will appear smaller. However, as the implants settle, it may appear that the breast enlarges as the lower aspect of the breast fills out (at the expense of the upper portion of the breast).
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Breast size with settling Thank you for your question. During the post-operative period the breast are swollen, and the breast implants appear in a much higher position. Over time they descend and fills out the lower half of the breast. It may take several months for this to happen and can be encouraged with breast massage and compression. After the swelling goes down the breasts will appear smaller. However, as the implants settle, it may appear that the breast enlarges as the lower aspect of the breast fills out (at the expense of the upper portion of the breast).
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November 22, 2013
Answer: Final result of breast augmentation takes time Thank you for your question. Generally speaking after breast implants placed beneath the breast gland above the muscle it can take 4-6 weeks for final position. If breast implants are placed underneath the muscle final result can take 3 months.
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Answer: Final result of breast augmentation takes time Thank you for your question. Generally speaking after breast implants placed beneath the breast gland above the muscle it can take 4-6 weeks for final position. If breast implants are placed underneath the muscle final result can take 3 months.
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March 2, 2012
Answer: Swelling after breast augmentation It takes several months, generally 3-6 months, for the swelling to go down and for the implants to drop into place. It is completely normal for one side to be more swollen than the other at this point. Be patient and understand that healing is a process!
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Answer: Swelling after breast augmentation It takes several months, generally 3-6 months, for the swelling to go down and for the implants to drop into place. It is completely normal for one side to be more swollen than the other at this point. Be patient and understand that healing is a process!
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March 2, 2012
Answer: Final result after breast augmentation
In most cases, after a breast augmentation patients feels as though the implants are big and too high and that the skin is too tight.
It takes several weeks for the skin, breast tissue and muscle to relax and accommodate the volume increase after a breast augmentation. Also over that period of weeks which may be as long as 12 weeks the excess upper fullness will settle down and the lower part of the breast will become fuller.
The length of time it takes to get to the final shape and size depends on a number of factors including size of the implant, starting size of the breast, whether the patients has had any pregnancies or breast fed and their overall tissue elasticity.
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Answer: Final result after breast augmentation
In most cases, after a breast augmentation patients feels as though the implants are big and too high and that the skin is too tight.
It takes several weeks for the skin, breast tissue and muscle to relax and accommodate the volume increase after a breast augmentation. Also over that period of weeks which may be as long as 12 weeks the excess upper fullness will settle down and the lower part of the breast will become fuller.
The length of time it takes to get to the final shape and size depends on a number of factors including size of the implant, starting size of the breast, whether the patients has had any pregnancies or breast fed and their overall tissue elasticity.
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