5 days post op, one breast implant is dropping faster than the other, is this normal?

July 20, 2014
Asked By:fba14 in Saint Ives, AU

I had a breast augmentation last Wednesday (I am 5 days post op). I understand that I will have to wait for the dropping and fluffing process to complete before I get a real picture, but I have noticed that one breast is dropping faster than the other. Is this normal and is there anything I can do to make the higher one drop faster? I was a 12b prior to surgery and had 415cc full profile implants under the muscle.

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July 21, 2016

Answer: Normal!

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Michael Constantin Gartner, DOBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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July 21, 2016

Answer: Normal!

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Michael Constantin Gartner, DOBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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October 6, 2021

Answer: 5 days post op

Camille Cash, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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October 6, 2021

Answer: 5 days post op

Camille Cash, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 10, 2014

Answer: Typical for one breast to heal at a different rate than the other

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 10, 2014

Answer: Typical for one breast to heal at a different rate than the other

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon

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July 22, 2014

Answer: Asymmetric healing after breast augmentation is fairly common.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
July 22, 2014

Answer: Asymmetric healing after breast augmentation is fairly common.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
August 14, 2014

Answer: 5 days post op, one breast implant is dropping faster than the other, is this normal?

August 14, 2014

Answer: 5 days post op, one breast implant is dropping faster than the other, is this normal?

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