'Sloshing' Since the Day of my Surgery Last Week. How Soon Does That Go Away?

The sloshing sound you hear after a breast augmentation is because air was allowed to get in through the incision through which your breast implant was placed.  Also, in the process of preparing your breast pocket for implantation, your surgeon places saline and other liquids into the pocket which are not completely removed.  A combination of air and liquid in your breast pocket along with the implant, in some patients, leads to a sloshing sound.  Both the air and the fluid will be reabsorbed by your body over the first couple weeks after surgery. 

The sounds you hear are completely normal and nothing to worry about.

This noise is completely normal. When a breast augmentation is performed an antibiotic irrigation is used in both pockets. This along with air that has gotten into the pocket can cause that slushing or gurgling noise. Typically it takes a couple of weeks for this to resolve, but is no harm to yourself and/or the implants. Make sure to follow up with your Physician regularly to ensure adequate healing.  

It’s perfectly normal. Women hear their implants slosh, gurgle, squeak, crackle, and even “talk” to them. It’s not the implants that are making noise; the sounds are coming from antibiotic fluids that were used during surgery and/or from the air that has built up in the pocket around the implant. As your body absorbs the
fluid and the air bubbles, the sounds disappear – usually three to five weeks after surgery.

This is quite common and typically lasts 7-10 days but may persist up to 3 weeks. Beyond this you may want to consider an ultrasound for seroma

What you are describing is quite commonly described after breast surgery.  The sensation of air trapped in the tissues is also commonly described. However, any significant increase in swelling/size would be of concern.

 Best wishes.

The sloshing noise is very common for saline implants but not silicone gel implants. The concern is seroma formation around the implant and then changing into capsular contracture. If not resolved in two week, you may need to have ultrasound directed drainage and drain placement.

A sloshing sound associated with recently placed breast implants is not uncommon. It can be a combination of some fluid around the implant in addition to some air in the pocket. Typically, this will resolve within a few weeks. Be patient.

In most cases a few weeks but there are exceptions. Follow your chosen PS advise. From MIAMI DR. Darryl J. Blinski

Sloshing or noises after breast augmentation with a silicone gel implant are caused by fluid within the pocket, and a breast pocket which is larger than the implant, often the case with high profile implants and the more narrow diameter or 'foot print'. The fluid is caused by the inflammation of healing and will go away in a week or two. Some surgeons prefer a larger pocket and encourage massage of the implant so that it will move under the breast. We prefer that the implant and pocket fit as one and would suggest a snug bra until the sloshing stops.

Best of luck,

peterejohnsonmd

A sloshing noise one week after breast augmentation may represent some fluid that has remained in the pocket. Often it gets resorbed.