6 years ago I got 450 cc, saline, over the muscle implants. Everything healed great. when I had the surgery done I was 150 lbs with large enough natural breasts to have them placed over the muscle (as I had requested) now, 6 years later, I have gone from 150 lbs down to 115 lbs and not only do they ripple badly, but you can see and feel the whole entire implant! I don't really want to have surgery (nor can I afford to now) so I was wondering if gaining some weight back will help hide this?
Answer: Weight Loss Causing Breast Implant Rippling Hello,Thank you for your question. Yes, weight gain or loss can certainly affect the breasts and change the way implants look. This is unpredictable as well so gaining weight would not necessarily restore the volume where you want it. If you are ready to consider surgical options at some point, I recommend that you meet with a board certified Plastic Surgeon to discuss revision with silicone cohesive gel implants and perhaps a change of placement. All the best
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Answer: Weight Loss Causing Breast Implant Rippling Hello,Thank you for your question. Yes, weight gain or loss can certainly affect the breasts and change the way implants look. This is unpredictable as well so gaining weight would not necessarily restore the volume where you want it. If you are ready to consider surgical options at some point, I recommend that you meet with a board certified Plastic Surgeon to discuss revision with silicone cohesive gel implants and perhaps a change of placement. All the best
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Progressive rippling with weight loss As I see it, you have a dilemma. You have saline implants that are known to ripple. Placed in a subglandular pocket that shows the ripples more. This was made worse with weight loss. You have several options. The easiest and cheapest is to gain weight. However, you really don't know where the fat will go. If it thickens the breast tissue, great, if not, not so great. The next option is fat transfer. This might work, but it might not be enough to satisfy you. You can replace the implants (i would suggest new and silicone gel) under the muscle, but that's quite alot to go through, especially if you don't want surgery. In your type of situation, another option is to switch to highly cohesive shaped silicone implants. I wish that I could assure you that weight gain will do it, but unfortunately, you could gain weight in places that you don't want.
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Progressive rippling with weight loss As I see it, you have a dilemma. You have saline implants that are known to ripple. Placed in a subglandular pocket that shows the ripples more. This was made worse with weight loss. You have several options. The easiest and cheapest is to gain weight. However, you really don't know where the fat will go. If it thickens the breast tissue, great, if not, not so great. The next option is fat transfer. This might work, but it might not be enough to satisfy you. You can replace the implants (i would suggest new and silicone gel) under the muscle, but that's quite alot to go through, especially if you don't want surgery. In your type of situation, another option is to switch to highly cohesive shaped silicone implants. I wish that I could assure you that weight gain will do it, but unfortunately, you could gain weight in places that you don't want.
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Rippling I try to avoid saline implants as they often have issues with rippling and palpability. As well, over the muscle implants make this a risk as well. Without performing a surgery of some kind, such as changing out the implant, changing out the pocket, or fat grafting, I suppose the only attempt could be gaining weight. But, this is an unpredictable unreliable way to mask an implant. Thing is, this is going to be an issue again at some point for you. So, I would recommend saving money, and at some point, changing out to a submuscular silicone implant, or removing them altogether.Best of luck!
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Rippling I try to avoid saline implants as they often have issues with rippling and palpability. As well, over the muscle implants make this a risk as well. Without performing a surgery of some kind, such as changing out the implant, changing out the pocket, or fat grafting, I suppose the only attempt could be gaining weight. But, this is an unpredictable unreliable way to mask an implant. Thing is, this is going to be an issue again at some point for you. So, I would recommend saving money, and at some point, changing out to a submuscular silicone implant, or removing them altogether.Best of luck!
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Weight loss causing breast implant rippling? Without examining you or seeing photos its difficult to give specific advice but what you are saying makes sense. Over the muscle implants require some coverage from the breast tissue, which is partially made of fat. In losing weight the coverage over your implant thinned and now its become visible. In theory, gaining some of the weight back may help cover it better, but weight gain is very unpredictable so you may not gain it where you are hoping to so be careful. Best of luck!
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March 19, 2017
Answer: Weight loss causing breast implant rippling? Without examining you or seeing photos its difficult to give specific advice but what you are saying makes sense. Over the muscle implants require some coverage from the breast tissue, which is partially made of fat. In losing weight the coverage over your implant thinned and now its become visible. In theory, gaining some of the weight back may help cover it better, but weight gain is very unpredictable so you may not gain it where you are hoping to so be careful. Best of luck!
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March 18, 2017
Answer: Weight loss causing breast implant rippling? I am sorry to hear about your concerns after breast surgery. Although I cannot provide you with specific advice, some general thoughts may be helpful to you. You may also find the attached link, dedicated to revisionary breast surgery concerns, helpful to you as you learn more.
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March 18, 2017
Answer: Weight loss causing breast implant rippling? I am sorry to hear about your concerns after breast surgery. Although I cannot provide you with specific advice, some general thoughts may be helpful to you. You may also find the attached link, dedicated to revisionary breast surgery concerns, helpful to you as you learn more.
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