Saline implant soft and jiggly? (Photo)

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I'm two months out from my saline implant surgery. For the first week or so they were rock hard. Now they are very soft, jiggly, and bouncy. I can feel the implant with my fingers when I lay down. My surgeon assures me they are not leaking- I've gone to 5 check ups since surgery. Before surgery I read so many reviews from women saying saline stays firm and hard. Should I be concerned mine are so soft? I have Poland's Syndrome and have the right below muscle and left above.

William Andrade, MD · Answer

Hi, it is common for breasts and implants to first feel very firm after surgery, then to soften over the subsequent weeks to months.  Your surgeon will be able to confirm that you are healing normally.

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Hello,Soft feeling Saline implants would be considered ideal- though depending on a patient's existing anatomy and how filled the implants are, some women experience them feeling firm. You aren't describing anything concerning. Enjoy

Alex Campbell, MD · Answer

Mentor, Allergan, and Sientra are the three US companies that make FDA approved silicone and saline implants.  All implants have some silicone as even the saline implants have a silicone shell.  These breast implants have undergone some of the most rigorous testing in FDA history, and they are all perfectly safe to use in breast surgery.  No matter what breast implant is used, there are possibilities of contracture rippling, and rupture rates for all  devices.  We have noted especially excellent results with the newer cohesive gel (gummy bear) implants and are using these almost exclusively in our practice.

Justin M. Jones, MD · Answer

It appears that with the type of tissue you have a soft result can be expected and normal.  It will become very obvious if you have a leak with saline implants by developing significant asymmetry (the side with a leak will deflate).  I don't see anything concerning in your photos.  I hope this helps.  Kind regards dr jones

Farah Naz Khan, MD · Answer

Saline implants do feel firm but as the swelling decreases, your breasts should soften so overall, you will see and feel a difference in your breasts. Best to continue following up with your surgeon and if you see a drastic change in size, get evaluated for a possible leak.

Robert D. Wilcox, MD · Answer

Dear raven1442,

Actually, the feel and look of your implants
is precisely what the ideal should be, a very natural appearance just as normal
breasts would be.

I hope this has been helpful.

Robert D. Wilcox, MD

Vasdev Rai, MD · Answer

Implants are not supposed to be hard.  Your implants are behaving in manner consistent with saline implants. You can stop worrying.

Mark A. Schusterman, MD, FACS · Answer

Saline implants are not necessarily more firm that gel implants.  It sounds like your implants settled and softened.  It sound like a normal result to me.  Best of luck.

Stacey Folk, MD · Answer

Dear raven1442,The feel of the implant is influenced significantly by the amount of soft tissue coverage and proportion of implant to the overall size of the breast. A skinny patient with small natural breasts and large saline implants will feel like a saline implant (firm and ripply). It is great that you have a nice soft result, and just because the are soft it absolutely does not mean they are leaking. It you spring a leak, chances are you will go completely flat so that diagnosis is easy.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

Most implants do feel soft after the swelling subsides. Saline implants can be felt more distinctly than the gel implants. If your doctor , who has examined you, states that you are doing well, please listen to him/her, and enjoy your new look.

Saline implant soft and jiggly? (Photo)

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