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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September 27, 2016
Answer: It is common for one breast to drop before the other after breast augmentation.
Swelling is usually at its maximum 2
to 3 days after any surgical procedure. It then starts to subside. A few weeks
after breast augmentation, breast shape continues to change and becomes more
natural, with the upper pole decreasing and the lower aspect becoming rounder.
The shape of the breast...
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