A woman on a plastic surgery message board that I frequent said that her surgeon scraped her natural breast tissue before inserting her implants to decrease her risk of developing breast cancer in the future. I'd never heard of such a thing, is this practiced common?
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September 26, 2017
Answer: Scraping Breast Tissue Before Augmentation Normal?
This is very common. "Drop and fluff" can happen faster in one breast than the other, and this is probably what is happening to you. Please wait for about three to four months for your breasts to settle before assessing your results. Best of luck!
In most cases, Insurance companies will deem breast asymmetry correction a cosmetic procedure. You should consider a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options. I have had great success is assisting patients with asymmetry. Best of luck!
At 2 months, your breasts may just be settling from your surgery, and this may be causing a difference in shape and size. I highly doubt that it would be leaking, because saline implants usually do so quite quickly. Although if the valve isn't closed properly slow deflation may be possible....
