I had a breast augmentation on June 13, 2012, my implants are smooth round high profile saline, they are still sitting pretty high up. When should I expect them to drop? My worst fear is that they will have to go back and place the implant lower. I did wear a sports bra 10 days after surgery and when I went in for a check up they told me I should not have worn that, Im worried that the wire in the sports bra has messed the dropping of the impants up. Is that possible?
July 14, 2012
Answer: Implants dropping
Implants normally settle over 3-6 months. Wearing a bra that is too tight or pushes the implants up may lead to the implants healing in place in a higher than desired position. If this happens, then you would need to have surgery to lower and reposition them. Applying pressure to the superior pole, 10-15 minutes at a time, 6-8 times per day or more, may help stretch the inferior pole soft tissues and assist the implants settle may be of value.
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July 14, 2012
Answer: Implants dropping
Implants normally settle over 3-6 months. Wearing a bra that is too tight or pushes the implants up may lead to the implants healing in place in a higher than desired position. If this happens, then you would need to have surgery to lower and reposition them. Applying pressure to the superior pole, 10-15 minutes at a time, 6-8 times per day or more, may help stretch the inferior pole soft tissues and assist the implants settle may be of value.
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June 9, 2016
Answer: Could wearing an underwire bra prevent the implant from dropping??
It seems most unlikely that wearing an underwire sports bra caused any problems.
When we speak of the implant dropping, the implant is not really moving. The lower part of the implant should be sitting at the level of the breast fold at the end of surgery and afterwards. What makes the implant look too high is compression of the implant by your chest muscles. That doesn't actually elevate the implant, but it displaces the contents (saline or silicone) upwards. The breast fold prevents the implants contents from bulging downward, but the upper part of the implant sits in an empty space under the pectoralis muscle and above the chest wall. It's as if the implant is at the bottom of a large envelope. It can't go lower, but can expand upward.
At any rate, discuss with your surgeon the massage exercises that are recommended and make sure you understand and follow the recommendations.
Best wishes,
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June 9, 2016
Answer: Could wearing an underwire bra prevent the implant from dropping??
It seems most unlikely that wearing an underwire sports bra caused any problems.
When we speak of the implant dropping, the implant is not really moving. The lower part of the implant should be sitting at the level of the breast fold at the end of surgery and afterwards. What makes the implant look too high is compression of the implant by your chest muscles. That doesn't actually elevate the implant, but it displaces the contents (saline or silicone) upwards. The breast fold prevents the implants contents from bulging downward, but the upper part of the implant sits in an empty space under the pectoralis muscle and above the chest wall. It's as if the implant is at the bottom of a large envelope. It can't go lower, but can expand upward.
At any rate, discuss with your surgeon the massage exercises that are recommended and make sure you understand and follow the recommendations.
Best wishes,
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