Sorry it's hard to see what this is.. I'm very very happy with my results my surgeon did such an amazing job!! I couldn't be happier! I'm just worried this might be rippling.. It feels bumpy.. Like three bumpy edges I should say, right on my cleavage area. I started out A cup but this is my second surgery my first was 425cc so I didn't make a big jump in once ha. Just worried and would like to here what everybody thinks this is? Thank you in advance :)
July 3, 2015
Answer: Is there rippling after my #breastaugmentation? Hi Motorgirl, Thanks for your question about possible rippling after your shaped breast implant augmentation. Without seeing you for an in person evaluation it's impossible to say for sure what is going on. Also, it's hard to tell in the photos, too. These questions and concerns are best to be discussed in person with your surgeon. He or she will appreciate the open communication. Very best to you. -Brian S. Coan, MD, FACS
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July 3, 2015
Answer: Is there rippling after my #breastaugmentation? Hi Motorgirl, Thanks for your question about possible rippling after your shaped breast implant augmentation. Without seeing you for an in person evaluation it's impossible to say for sure what is going on. Also, it's hard to tell in the photos, too. These questions and concerns are best to be discussed in person with your surgeon. He or she will appreciate the open communication. Very best to you. -Brian S. Coan, MD, FACS
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December 9, 2020
Answer: I'm concerned this might be rippling? This does appear to be breast implant rippling, which is simply a matter of the tissues overlying the implant being too thin to properly hide the wrinkles that any implant has. Some implants may show wrinkling more than others, typically saline implants more than silicone gel, but any implant can wrinkle and show wrinkling through thin tissues. Usually subpectoral gel implants do not show visible wrinkling in most patients where they are covered by muscle, but the lower lateral aspect of the breast is usually not covered by muscle, and if the medial aspect of the muscle has been released up the sternum (or tears later after a partial release), then wrinkling may be seen in this area as well, as your photo apparently shows. Since your implants may be "pushing the envelope" in terms of size for your tissues, it is possible that progressive stretching over time may worsen this problem. One solution may be fat grafting to try to thicken the tissues and camouflage this, but you have to have reasonable donor sites so that a donor deformity does not occur, and this can sometimes require more than one surgical fat grafting procedure to achieve your goal.
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December 9, 2020
Answer: I'm concerned this might be rippling? This does appear to be breast implant rippling, which is simply a matter of the tissues overlying the implant being too thin to properly hide the wrinkles that any implant has. Some implants may show wrinkling more than others, typically saline implants more than silicone gel, but any implant can wrinkle and show wrinkling through thin tissues. Usually subpectoral gel implants do not show visible wrinkling in most patients where they are covered by muscle, but the lower lateral aspect of the breast is usually not covered by muscle, and if the medial aspect of the muscle has been released up the sternum (or tears later after a partial release), then wrinkling may be seen in this area as well, as your photo apparently shows. Since your implants may be "pushing the envelope" in terms of size for your tissues, it is possible that progressive stretching over time may worsen this problem. One solution may be fat grafting to try to thicken the tissues and camouflage this, but you have to have reasonable donor sites so that a donor deformity does not occur, and this can sometimes require more than one surgical fat grafting procedure to achieve your goal.
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