If your implants get caught on your arms that means they too wide or is it normal?

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Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

If your arm are striking the outer portions of the implant, it means that they are extending past the support of your rib cage. This makes this area more prone to ripples as well.

Armando Soto, MD, FACS · Answer

Hi there-

	Without examining you, it would be difficult to say, but in general it is true that implants may be either too wide or too narrow for any individual patient.

	If you think this may be your problem, I would advise you to visit your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.

Peter E. Johnson, MD · Answer

After breast augmentation the implant should be centered under the nipple, and fit the diameter of the breast. The limit of course is the chest size. What we like to see in an attractive breast is a pleasant 'S' curve extending from the underarm, back to the chest muscle, and then out again along the side profile of the breast, and then back to follow the fold under the breast. The curve is a very soft one and the implant should not rest past the line from the front of the underarm down to the hip.

	An implant too wide may risk running the breasts together in the middle, or cause the implant to sit out past this line onto the side of the chest or underarm area. Many women after breast augmentation will experience the sensation of touching the breast with the arm as the arm is brought forward or across the chest. This is very normal, what women with a fuller breast experience all the time without thought or question. If your implants are indeed too wide there may be an issue, or if the implant is too large for your comfort or activity level you may have an issue, otherwise the feel of the breast against your arm is quite normal.

	Best of luck,

	peterejohnsonmd

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Photos always help. But yes the implants could be too wide or the lateral pocket dissected too far laterally. Get opinions.

	From MIAMI Dr. B

Kenneth R. Francis, MD, FACS · Answer

or placed too widely.  Photographs would be helpful in giving you some advice.  Talk over your concerns with your plastic surgeon.  He/she can help with the answer.  Good luck!

If your implants get caught on your arms that means they too wide or is it normal?

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If your implants get caught on your arms that means they too wide or is it normal?

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Answer: Implants too wide

Answer: Implants too wide

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Answer: That probably means they are too wide...

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