Why are my implants so oddly shaped two weeks post op breast aug? 385cc implants under the muscle. Should I expect a big difference over the next few months? Also possible double bubble of the left implant? Is this an appropriate result after surgery?
December 9, 2016
Answer: "Double bubble" and irregular shape to the breasts is not uncommon 2 weeks post-op following some procedures It appears from your picture that your surgeon lowered your inframammary fold ( the fold connecting the bottom of your breast to your body), and that the lower part of your natural breasts was fairly small. In cases in which the selected size of breast implant is larger and has greater diameter than the natural breast, we will have to make the inframammary fold lower in order to accommodate the implant and the new size of the breasts. When we do this it creates a new contour for the breast from the implant, but there may also be some persistent indention caused by the natural inframammary fold tissues cutting across the bottom of the breast too. This is essentially what creates the "double bubble," or double contour that we see. In addition, if the lower breast tissues are tight and we fill them up even more by adding a sufficient sized breast implant, this will make them even tighter, and this can create the flattened appearance across the bottom of the breasts that you appear to have too. The good news is that skin and breast tissue are usually quite dynamic and pliable, and in the vast majority of cases in which we do this, those things relax and stretch out over time, and the end result is beautiful. This may take several months, though, so at only 2 weeks after surgery, you are very early to begin worrying. Your breasts don't look unlike many early results I have seen in my own practice, and the end results have been beautiful. Try to be patient and communicate openly with your surgeon and his staff, so that they are aware of your concerns and can guide you and reassure you appropriately. But most of all, don't worry at this point! Best of luck.
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December 9, 2016
Answer: "Double bubble" and irregular shape to the breasts is not uncommon 2 weeks post-op following some procedures It appears from your picture that your surgeon lowered your inframammary fold ( the fold connecting the bottom of your breast to your body), and that the lower part of your natural breasts was fairly small. In cases in which the selected size of breast implant is larger and has greater diameter than the natural breast, we will have to make the inframammary fold lower in order to accommodate the implant and the new size of the breasts. When we do this it creates a new contour for the breast from the implant, but there may also be some persistent indention caused by the natural inframammary fold tissues cutting across the bottom of the breast too. This is essentially what creates the "double bubble," or double contour that we see. In addition, if the lower breast tissues are tight and we fill them up even more by adding a sufficient sized breast implant, this will make them even tighter, and this can create the flattened appearance across the bottom of the breasts that you appear to have too. The good news is that skin and breast tissue are usually quite dynamic and pliable, and in the vast majority of cases in which we do this, those things relax and stretch out over time, and the end result is beautiful. This may take several months, though, so at only 2 weeks after surgery, you are very early to begin worrying. Your breasts don't look unlike many early results I have seen in my own practice, and the end results have been beautiful. Try to be patient and communicate openly with your surgeon and his staff, so that they are aware of your concerns and can guide you and reassure you appropriately. But most of all, don't worry at this point! Best of luck.
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August 12, 2016
Answer: Odd shape after breast surgery Without a preoperative photo to compare to, I would assume that you had a higher infra-mammary crease and there was some necessity for lowering of the fold to accommodate the larger base diameter of the implant. In those cases, it may take several months for gravity and the stretching of the underlying tissues to allow the rounded nature of the bottom of the breast implant to take over and produce the contour that you're looking for. Be patient it does take some time. Congratulations on your surgery.
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August 12, 2016
Answer: Odd shape after breast surgery Without a preoperative photo to compare to, I would assume that you had a higher infra-mammary crease and there was some necessity for lowering of the fold to accommodate the larger base diameter of the implant. In those cases, it may take several months for gravity and the stretching of the underlying tissues to allow the rounded nature of the bottom of the breast implant to take over and produce the contour that you're looking for. Be patient it does take some time. Congratulations on your surgery.
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