I had my breast augmentation July 15th 2014. I have 450cc silicon under the muscle. When I do push ups the gap in between my breast feels really tight and it feels like my breast are really shifting to my arm pits. I understand when doing chest excersizes my implants will move. But it feels very uncomfortable and I have to stop. I can't even do one full push up because it feels very uncomfortable. No pain, they just feel super tight. Is this normal? Will the tension ever get better?
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It is not uncommon to experience these feelings as the swelling from surgery is diminishing. The majority of swelling is typically gone between 3-6 weeks. Your cup size should not change dramatically at this point, without a physical examination it is impossible to tell for sure. At 3 weeks post...
Probably the best implant in terms of minimizing rippling is the Allergan Inspira Truform 2 smooth silicone cohesive gel implant. They are much better than the Mentors in a super thin patient. The only problem is, I'm not sure if they are available in the US (I'm in Canada)...
Instead of a tear-drop implant, I would stick with round implants but just go to a bigger size with more height and projection. We have had tear-drop implants in Canada for a long time, and they cause additional problems that you don't see with rounds: tear-drops can rotate, and they...