Do dual plane implants sag through time?

Implants normally sag less under the muscle than over it. However, depending on your tissue coverage, skin laxity, and thickness of muscle, an implant can lead to ptosis of the breast from either sub muscular or sub glandular positioning.

For cosmetic Breast Augmentation, the dual plane technique refers to the implant being partially beneath the pectoralis muscle. As the lower part of this muscle is above the lower lateral part of the breast most Subpectoral implants are in fact to a degree dual plane although erroneously often called total submuscular. However, the degree of the implant is beneath the muscle on top and soft breast tissue below can be altered by making the submuscular pocket higher up the muscle leaving some of it below the implant below and some above. The advantage of this is to expand the lower pole of the breast if short or more often for mild drooping breast correction

Hi there, Thank you for your question. The short answer to your question is yes, the dual plane does give the added advantage of less capsular contracture risks, it also helps to prevent the animation that one gets with a totally sub muscular implant. Never the less in time, the breast tissues can theoretically sag over the pec and lower pole capsule in what is called a water fall double bubble deformity. Moreover, the breast tissues themselves without forming such a deformity may sag as part of natural ageing process. I hope this has helped. good luck