Does each pectoralis major muscle moving differently mean something is wrong? (Photos)

Animation of the envelope by the muscle after implant removal may be improved with scar release.  However, the muscle may produce this result after the scar forms.Continue to follow up with your PS who can reassure you that this is part of the healing process.Kenneth Hughes, MD, ABPS Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Good morning!It's really impossible to tell since you're so early in the process. Give it a full 3 months, follow your PS' instructions on whether or not you should massage, what type of bra you should be wearing, etc., and then you can reassess as well as decide if you want those smaller round smooth silicone gel implants!

I'm sorry you are having issues after your implant removal.  I encourage you to discuss your concerns with your surgeon.  This may improve as you continue to heal.  If not, your surgeon may need to address it surgically for improvement.

Keep in mind the your plastic surgeon will always be your best resource when it comes to accurate assessment, advice, and meaningful reassurance. Having said that, based on your description and photographs, I do not necessarily think something is "wrong"; it is not unusual for patients to heal asymmetrically (and/or experience different sensation or movement, one breast from another). Continue close follow-up with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes.

Scar tissue is the thickest about six weeks after your surgery so it is not uncommon for stuff to be adherent and move when muscles are flexed.  It is also not uncommon for scar tissue to be worse on one side than the other for reasons no surgeon can truly explain.  If you are right-handed, your right pectoral muscle may be more developed than the left.  Alternatively, the left muscle or nerves could have been damaged either during placement of the implant or during the enbloc removal.  You might try massaging out the lump on the right, sometimes that helps it soften faster but generally it will take six months for scar tissue to soften and stretch so i wouldn't be too worried right now.