7 month old breast implant making noises and feels like it may be falling lower. Slight discomfort. Lots of swelling. (photos)

Dear mbrand93,
bottoming out occurs when the implant falls below the current breast crease or inframammary line. It's more likely to happen with inframammary incisions, which is why I try not to use the inframammary approach to any breast surgery.
Bottoming out can also occur if an implant is too large for the breast pocket. That is why it is important to choose an implant size that's correct for your body. I perform numerous measurements in the office to determine optimal implant size for my patient's bodies.
If you are concerned, please check it with your plastic surgeon for reassurance and to further discuss your options and possibility of revision.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hi! this is Arzu from Dr. Caner Kacmaz Clinic. You need to take a mamography and ultrasound to see if there is any problem. Just looking at the photos we cannot detect the problem. İf you send us your results we will be more than happy to help you

Kind regards

I believe an in person evaluation is needed to give a more definitive answer. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

The sloshing you sometimes hear typically goes away over time. The swelling at seven months post op is not common and should be evaluated by your surgeon. If an implant slides too low a revision may be needed.

You may have some fluid around your implant from some trauma. Also, you appear to be bottoming out some. Go back to your surgeon and be checked.

To make an assessment regarding the outcome of any plastic surgery procedure we generally need to see a complete set of before and after pictures. If you don’t have before, and after pictures and ask your surgeon to follow her, the pictures they took.
In your case, it would be important to know if you had saline or silicone implants.
I suggest you make an appointment and follow up with your provider.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD