Do patients who get implants with a lift drop later than patients with just implants? What is an average timeline? (photos)

At 1 week you are about 5 percent settled, healed, softened, shaped, dropped and fluffed. "Drop and fluff" refers to the fact that as the skin stretches and the muscles relax, the implants move down and out slowly – about 1 percent a day. It’ll be about six weeks before they even begin to settle down, but they’ll be close to 80 percent settled and softened at three months. Watching their progress is like watching your hair grow. You don’t see a difference in your hair growth daily, but all of a sudden you need a haircut. 
Be patient after surgery. Give yourself a few months before making a judgment about your surgical results. You won't know the outcome until then. 
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Dear ECAJ12358,
dropping of implants is part of the healing process and this
occurs after the tissues surrounding the implants slowly relax, allowing the
implants to settle into their final position. It can take about four to six
months for the implant to drop down to their final position.
I understand that you are worried about your implants are not
dropping as expected. However, you are still in the early phase of the recovery
period. Please do allow some time for the healing process to occur. If after
six months, you are not satisfied with the appearance of your breast, you can
visit your plastic surgeon and discuss your concerns.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

One implant usually drops before the other  Larger implants take longer to drop, particularly in smaller women.   Massage can help, but larger implants may take 3 to 6 months to drop and fluff to their final levels.  Best to follow up with your PS regarding your concerns.

Hello,
Thank you for your question. At this stage of recovery, it is too soon to make any judgment. I have seen discrepancy on the position of implants when doing lift in the same time. In most cases, they have settle down at 3 months with few took as long as 6 months. Unfortunately, you need to be patient. Good Luck!

It will take your implants up to 6 months to completely settle, even with the lift. This is especially if the implants are placed behind the muscle.

Thank you for your question.  Based on your photographs, you seem to have a very nice early outcome after breast augmentation/lifting surgery.  Your plastic surgeon will always be your best resource when it comes to an accurate assessment of your situation, advice, predictions, and/or meaningful reassurance.
Generally speaking, breast implants will "drop" into the pocket that was created during surgery.  The rate of breast implant "settling" may depend on factors such as size of breast implant pocket dissected, tightness of the overlying skin/muscle layers, size of breast implant utilized, and concerns such as pre-existing breast asymmetry.   Whether or not a patient has had a breast lift at the same time as breast augmentation is likely not  an important factor when it comes to breast implant settling.   Having said that, the breast augmentation/lifting procedure is a relatively complex procedure with a lot of "moving parts" postoperatively. Normally, it takes about 3-6 months (for some patients longer) to see the final result. It is very common for one side to settle faster than the other. 
 
  My best advice: continued patience and continued close follow-up with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes for an outcome that you will be pleased with long-term.

I don’t think the difference you are seeing now is related to implant descent as much as it is related to the differences in your breasts from the very beginning. You can see on your pre-op photo that your right breast has significantly less droop than your left breast.

Hello Virgenia,
You must be thankful and congratulate your PS for a great job he did for you.He managed to you correct your breast asymmetry as well.
Implants slip in their pocket normally in 3 months time but with the lifts i doubt there is any such reason and normally should stay put.
Implants placed under the muscle hardly slip down.In a breast lift unless discussed hardly there is any reason to insert implants under the muscle.
I wish you all the best.