I had my surgery on June 24, 2011. I was a 34A and got 520cc silicone implants. However, at the 3 month mark I started to notice something was off. The incision was under the fold and my surgeon promised that it would not be noticeable, and that this was the only way to fit such a large silicone implant along with lowering my crease, so i trusted him. I now have double bubble and my breast stay raised up in the air, always exposing my incisions. Its been 18 months. What are my options?
Answer: Double bubble
Thank you for your question. You indeed have a double bubble deformity with bottoming out. You had very large implants placed and besides the suture repairs and possibly Strattice placed like other surgeons reccomended, I think you do need to seriously discuss reducing the size of your implants with your surgeon as part of the potential treatment plan. Good luck.
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Answer: Double bubble
Thank you for your question. You indeed have a double bubble deformity with bottoming out. You had very large implants placed and besides the suture repairs and possibly Strattice placed like other surgeons reccomended, I think you do need to seriously discuss reducing the size of your implants with your surgeon as part of the potential treatment plan. Good luck.
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Answer: What Are my Options to Correct Double Bubble?
I usually try to fix this first by fixating sutures at the bottom and then have patients avoid bouncing or pressure for 6 weeks and wear an underwire bra non-stop. If this does not work I may then go to Strattice, but because of the cost of the product I usually don't go to that as my first choice unless the patient is willing to use it...
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Answer: What Are my Options to Correct Double Bubble?
I usually try to fix this first by fixating sutures at the bottom and then have patients avoid bouncing or pressure for 6 weeks and wear an underwire bra non-stop. If this does not work I may then go to Strattice, but because of the cost of the product I usually don't go to that as my first choice unless the patient is willing to use it...
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January 15, 2012
Answer: Double bubble and bottoming out
Your photographs show both a double-bubble deformity and bottoming out. The breast implants appear to have migrated below the original inframammary folds, recruiting abdominal skin onto the breasts and becoming visible below the breasts. In general, repair would involve an inferior capsulorraphy (sutures placed at the bottom of the scar tissue envelope that forms around the breast implants) to raise the pockets. The so-called acellular dermal matrices (like Strattice and Alloderm) are sterilized dermis (skin) from various sources. They may be used in cases such as yours, but I generally feel that they are only needed in more severe cases than yours.
Of course, to determine the specific surgical plan and possible outcomes, you must have a formal consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon familiar with breast revision surgery. Thanks for your question.
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January 15, 2012
Answer: Double bubble and bottoming out
Your photographs show both a double-bubble deformity and bottoming out. The breast implants appear to have migrated below the original inframammary folds, recruiting abdominal skin onto the breasts and becoming visible below the breasts. In general, repair would involve an inferior capsulorraphy (sutures placed at the bottom of the scar tissue envelope that forms around the breast implants) to raise the pockets. The so-called acellular dermal matrices (like Strattice and Alloderm) are sterilized dermis (skin) from various sources. They may be used in cases such as yours, but I generally feel that they are only needed in more severe cases than yours.
Of course, to determine the specific surgical plan and possible outcomes, you must have a formal consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon familiar with breast revision surgery. Thanks for your question.
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January 15, 2012
Answer: How to fix my breasts ?
Your breast width was much wider than distance between nipple and inframammary crease before surgery. Because the implants are round (most of them), your surgeon needed to lower the inframammary crease, OR accept an artificially wide intermammary distance. When the crease is lowered, there can be a visible junction between native breast tissue superficial to the implant and the subcutaneous implant just above the new inframammary fold. To avoid this problem, we sometimes radially score the underside of mammary parenchyma facilitating redistribution of breast gland over the implant, but this technique has its limitations, and probably increases the incidence of capsular contracture by entering breast ducts that are colonized with commensal bacteria. If you have round implants, consider replacement with Biodimensional elliptical implants (e.g. Allergan Style 410 low height full projection) or even Style 363 Saline. At the time of your procedure, the lower pole should again be radially scored, and capsulorrhaphy performed along the inframammary crease as well. Don't be upset at your surgeon. He or she did the best possible job considering your pre-surgical presentation and the implants available.
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January 15, 2012
Answer: How to fix my breasts ?
Your breast width was much wider than distance between nipple and inframammary crease before surgery. Because the implants are round (most of them), your surgeon needed to lower the inframammary crease, OR accept an artificially wide intermammary distance. When the crease is lowered, there can be a visible junction between native breast tissue superficial to the implant and the subcutaneous implant just above the new inframammary fold. To avoid this problem, we sometimes radially score the underside of mammary parenchyma facilitating redistribution of breast gland over the implant, but this technique has its limitations, and probably increases the incidence of capsular contracture by entering breast ducts that are colonized with commensal bacteria. If you have round implants, consider replacement with Biodimensional elliptical implants (e.g. Allergan Style 410 low height full projection) or even Style 363 Saline. At the time of your procedure, the lower pole should again be radially scored, and capsulorrhaphy performed along the inframammary crease as well. Don't be upset at your surgeon. He or she did the best possible job considering your pre-surgical presentation and the implants available.
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January 17, 2012
Answer: Double bubble breast deformity.
Your identification of the problem is correct, in that you do have a moderate double bubble deformity. This issue aside, you do have a nice result from the breast augmentation surgery. Therefore, treatment should focus on what is good and correcting the lower poles. There are two reasonable options here: one would be to reinsert the correct position of the inframammary fold with sutures into a higher position and the second would be to remove a crescent of inframammary fold skin while reinserting the position of the fold to a higher point. In your case, the first option is more desirable. The timing is also good now that you have a well formed/healed breast capsule, allowing for placement of stronger sutures to repair the position. Option two is less likely to have problems and more certain to be successful in most hands, but there is te associated longer inframammary scar. As for your current scar, it is still immature and the color will most likely fade more as it matures. I hope this helps. Ramin Behmand
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January 17, 2012
Answer: Double bubble breast deformity.
Your identification of the problem is correct, in that you do have a moderate double bubble deformity. This issue aside, you do have a nice result from the breast augmentation surgery. Therefore, treatment should focus on what is good and correcting the lower poles. There are two reasonable options here: one would be to reinsert the correct position of the inframammary fold with sutures into a higher position and the second would be to remove a crescent of inframammary fold skin while reinserting the position of the fold to a higher point. In your case, the first option is more desirable. The timing is also good now that you have a well formed/healed breast capsule, allowing for placement of stronger sutures to repair the position. Option two is less likely to have problems and more certain to be successful in most hands, but there is te associated longer inframammary scar. As for your current scar, it is still immature and the color will most likely fade more as it matures. I hope this helps. Ramin Behmand
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