Techniques for Settling New Breast Implants?

It’s not unusual for patients to have superior
malposition of breast implants in the mediate post-operative period. This
occurs for a variety of reasons including skin tightness, muscle spasm, and
swelling. In the vast majority of cases, implants drop into normal position
during the first 4 to 6 weeks following surgery as swelling resolves and
muscles relax.Surgeons utilize a variety of maneuvers to keep the
inferior breast pocket fully expanded during this period of soft tissue
tightness. Although the use of a sports bra placed above the breasts to force the
implants in a downward direction is unorthodox it’s probably effective. In this
situation, most surgeons utilize a superior breast bandeau or a superior breast
ace wrap dressing. In addition, they usually recommend implant massage and
implant displacement exercises to facilitate this process.In most patients, implants drop into normal position
with the passage of time. Occasionally this may take as long as 3 to 6 months
to occur. When implants don’t drop as anticipated surgical intervention may
occasionally be necessary.During this process it’s important to maintain good
communication with your plastic surgeon. Your surgeon should be able to
formulate a treatment plan that addresses your concerns.

I would not wear a bra.  I would have you massage your implants down.  The use of postoperative appliances is not necessary in my opinion.  

Hello! Thank you for your question! Breast augmentation is a procedure often sought by women to increase size, add upper pole fullness and projection along with improve shape and symmetry of her breasts. Women who have the breast augmentation done report increased self-confidence, self-esteem, and more comfortable with her body. In fact, it has been the most popular procedure in plastic surgery in the US for the past few years. It typically takes 6-8 weeks for the swelling to resolve and usually 2-3 months for the implants to settle into their pockets. In general, implant size does not correlate with cup size. The cup size itself will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer as well as who is doing the actual measurements. Thus, cup size or implant size is never a reliable indicator for your breast size. I typically encourage my patients not to communicate her desires in cup size but more on the actual look and appearance. Your breast width is the most important measurement. Discuss with your surgeon implant massage/displacement exercises and the possibility for a bandeau to keep your implants down. You are still early in the postoperative period and awaiting this time frame will give enough time to see your results. Maintain your follow-up appointments and continue with your postoperative instructions/restrictions given. Hope me that this helps! Best wishes for a wonderful result!