Do my breast implants look normal for being one month post op?

Hello and thank you for your question and photos.  You are only 1 month post op.  I have my patients use a breast strap which is similar to an ace bandage to push down the upper part of your breasts.  Keep in mind that for the following months your breasts will settle down into the tissue.  Consult with your surgeon to see what he suggests.  Best Wishes!

Your implants seem a little high which is normal for 1 month after surgery.  It takes time for the skin / muscle to stretch and given the size of your implants, it's not unusual for them to seem high at 1 month.  I would expect at least 6 months for them to come down and normalize given that you went from flat chested to 700cc

For one month post op on a relatively small chest with large implants, your recovery seems to be right on track.  With reference to your comment about "normal", that word means different things to different people.  To give you a complete answer, I need to make certain reasonable assumptions.  I am going to assume your implants are under the muscle and your surgeon used silicone implants.  If this is true, then the fluid in the implants is temporarily displaced upward, and once that fluid drops, you will have less fullness in the upper quadrant, fill out the bottom of your breasts (that area between the nipple and the inframammary fold), and gain a more tear drop appearance.  To assist you in speeding the process, if you were my patient, I would recommend no bra for at least 2-3 months, nipple covers to maintain modesty, and a bando or ace wrap over the top of the implants to speed the repositioning of the fluid in the implants from the upper to the lower pole.   

For being one month post-op with 700cc implants and starting off where you did, you appear to be on track.  700cc implants are large implants for your body and starting off a A cup, it can take longer for your implants to drop.  I would talk to your surgeon about possibly wearing a breast band and massaging to see if that will help your implants drop and breasts to soften.  If over the next 3-6 months you don't see an improvement, you may want to consider talking to your surgeon about switching them out to smaller implants.  ac

is 'normal' but are you employing any maneuvers to help the implants settle into your desired position?  Some doctors don't utilize massage but I firmly believe in and have my results to support my contention that strapping and massage do help in my patients.  Your surgeon wants the best results for you so let your surgeon know of your concerns and let your surgeon guide you through this.  They are on the larger side but if you will be happy with them, life is about living so enjoy it!

your implants look very big for your chest you probably needed smaller implants for your frame, your results are fine for just one month it is still early to judge as this is not your final results , i think you should go and check with your doctor as he knows your case better than anyone. Good luck!

You are only one month post-op. With time the implants will settle and the skin will stretch and accommodate the implants. Time is you friend.Stephen M. Davis, MD, FACS

IMO, you implants are too large for your narrow chest.  That is why they are sitting in your arm pit.  They have to sit somewhere.  If they were any more medial, you would be at risk for "unaboob" which is a very difficult problem to fix.  My advice is to follow up with your surgeon and consider going with smaller implants.  

Thank you for your question.   One month is still early in your recovery process and I expect that your implants will continue to drop for another 2-3 months or longer.  However as you have discovered yourself the implants are quite large for your chest and you may have been better off with a smaller size implant.  However you now have them and I would suggest waiting another 3-4 months before considering a revision if you reach that point.  Ask your plastic surgeon of breast implant displacement exercises and a superior pole wrap may help.

It typically takes 3 months for great implants to settle and soften. 700cc implant is large for your chest wall,but photos look good for a month. I tell patients to massage and displace the implant 4-5 times a day for 5 minutes. This can help tissues stretch and relax earlier. Discuss this in a follow up visit.