I’m 5’4” and 117lbs. I had breast implants placed in 2020. I sought my doctor because his results were pretty. To my dismay mine were not. I asked about went wrong and it was attributed to my anatomy. Is it fair to be disappointed with my results and this doctor? His plan for surgery was to place one higher slightly higher than the other which did not help in the end.
Answer: Uneven breasts after augmentation Hello! Your asymmetry after augmentation may be partially attributed to your asymmetry/anatomy before your surgery. You have have a bit of scoliosis (L shoulder higher than R) and your breast creases may also be a bit uneven (nipple position preop higher than right). This can be corrected during the augmentation within reason; i.e. dropping your fold on the L. You still may be able to revise your augmentation and perform a capsulotomy on the L to drop the implant while performing a small R areolar crescent lift to give you better symmetry. Keep in mind that the nipple position moves in the opposite direction of the implant...as the breast implant comes down the nipple/areola goes up! Good Luck!
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Answer: Uneven breasts after augmentation Hello! Your asymmetry after augmentation may be partially attributed to your asymmetry/anatomy before your surgery. You have have a bit of scoliosis (L shoulder higher than R) and your breast creases may also be a bit uneven (nipple position preop higher than right). This can be corrected during the augmentation within reason; i.e. dropping your fold on the L. You still may be able to revise your augmentation and perform a capsulotomy on the L to drop the implant while performing a small R areolar crescent lift to give you better symmetry. Keep in mind that the nipple position moves in the opposite direction of the implant...as the breast implant comes down the nipple/areola goes up! Good Luck!
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December 3, 2023
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November 20, 2023
Answer: Slight asymmetry Hello from Istanbul, I understand your frustration. A potential solution to improve symmetry could be to slightly lower the left intramammary fold. However, this asymmetry is not very pronounced, so if you prefer, you can consider addressing it later in life, especially if you're hesitant about undergoing another surgery at the moment. Best of luck to you.
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November 20, 2023
Answer: Slight asymmetry Hello from Istanbul, I understand your frustration. A potential solution to improve symmetry could be to slightly lower the left intramammary fold. However, this asymmetry is not very pronounced, so if you prefer, you can consider addressing it later in life, especially if you're hesitant about undergoing another surgery at the moment. Best of luck to you.
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November 17, 2023
Answer: Uneven breasts Thanks for your question! I can see why you are frustrated, but I think it's important to point out a couple of things you may not notice. Your inframammary fold was lower on the one breast than the other even in your pre-op photo. Most importantly though, your shoulders are at a very different height. I wonder if perhaps you have a bit of scoliosis. These things should have been noted prior to surgery. I do think that you could benefit from a capsulorrhaphy on the one side to improve symmetry. Good luck!
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November 17, 2023
Answer: Uneven breasts Thanks for your question! I can see why you are frustrated, but I think it's important to point out a couple of things you may not notice. Your inframammary fold was lower on the one breast than the other even in your pre-op photo. Most importantly though, your shoulders are at a very different height. I wonder if perhaps you have a bit of scoliosis. These things should have been noted prior to surgery. I do think that you could benefit from a capsulorrhaphy on the one side to improve symmetry. Good luck!
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November 16, 2023
Answer: Asymmetry after a breast augmentation It is hard to raise a breast so we typically will lower the breast that starts out higher. We do this by lowering the breast fold (the infra-mammary crease) which could have been done in your left breast. For small differences I usually don't lower the fold because lowering the fold is not without its own set of problems so if it is a small difference I usually will inform the patient of the asymmetry and agree to leave it alone and accept the small, normal difference in breast height.
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November 16, 2023
Answer: Asymmetry after a breast augmentation It is hard to raise a breast so we typically will lower the breast that starts out higher. We do this by lowering the breast fold (the infra-mammary crease) which could have been done in your left breast. For small differences I usually don't lower the fold because lowering the fold is not without its own set of problems so if it is a small difference I usually will inform the patient of the asymmetry and agree to leave it alone and accept the small, normal difference in breast height.
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