Lost 15 lbs and the implant started rippling? (Photo)

Your rippling is now visible for two reasons: One, your weight loss has thinned out the tissue between your implant making the edges of the implant more visible and two, the placement of the implant directly under the breast rather then the chest muscle. By placing an implant under the muscle there is another layer of tissue that can cover the implant and make it hard to see or fee rippling.

There are solutions but unfortunately all of them involve surgery. A simple solution would be fat grafting to the area of implant visibility. A small amount of liposuction can gain some fat and this fat can be grafted to the area to help increase the tissue coverage of the implant. Sometimes a second repeat fat grafting is necessary.

A more invasive approach would be to relocate your implants to the sub-pectoral position, that is under the pectoralis major muscle, (your large chest muscle) and you could also use a material such as Strattice to provide you more tissue coverage of the implant as well and you could also add some fat grafting at the same time.

All of this just depends on how much it bothers you, how likely you are to regain the weight and what your tolerance for recovery is. There is nothing harmful going on so choosing to do nothing is also a viable option if you feel surgery is too aggressive for the problem.

I would sit down with your surgeon and discuss all of your options and take some time to consider things before making your decision.

Thanks for your question! Unfortunately, one of the risks of going over the muscle is rippling. As you lose weight and body fat, that may get more noticeable. You may be a candidate for fat grafting to help camouflage the rippling. I would suggest reaching out to your plastic surgeon to see what your options are. Good luck!

The ripple is showing because of thinness of your breast tissue there. It would be best to place your implants behind the muscle to give more coverage. The ripple will not go away.