Breast augmentation results - I feel like there is asymmetry. Will I need a revision? (Photos)

Dear CutiePeaches,

I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what is wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice.

Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thanks for your question!
Not sure when you had surgery, It can take up to 6 months for the implants to drop and settle. Reach out to your surgeon with your concerns. Best wishes!

Dear CutiePeaches, Thanks for sharing your pictures and concern. After evaluate your case yes you do have this asymmetry, this can be fix perhaps by performing a revision and try to correct the nipple position, as I can see you already had this before surgery. Make sure you go on consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. Hope this helps and best of lucks. Dr. Luis Mejia.

In your pre-op photo, you can see your breasts were asymmetrical and one nipple was higher than the other. Also, your breasts were widely separated. Unfortunately, the implants had to be placed underneath the nipple-areola complex, which resulted in lateral position of your breasts, one side more than the other. At this time, I recommend a circumareola approach to reposition the nipple-areola complexes and change implants for the volume discrepancy. You will also need plication of the capsules laterally and inferiorly to push the breasts more medial.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

It seems the greatest asymmetry is from volume mismatch. Your upper pole fullness seems quite satisfactory. May be just a larger implant on the right and perhaps adjusting the inframammary fold. Ask your plastic surgeon but they think that that that this is probably the best place to start.

Thank you for your question. You did not mention how far out from surgery you were, and as there was some asymmetry prior to augmentation, some of the asymmetry still exists, e.g. nipple position. That being said, a discussion with your surgeon about these concerns may help you weigh options about revision in the future. If the discussion is unsatisfactory, getting 2nd opinion is advised. Good luck on your journey!

You do have some asymmetry, but you also had asymmetry prior to surgery. You will want to wait for six months from your surgery to allow healing and settling to occur. If after that time you still have concerns, you can consider a revision to improve your results.

Hi, I’m Dr.Eskalen from Istanbul/Turkey. Better to compare your previous photos instead of 3D but as i can see your midline can be better with revision. I hope my message helps you.
Best regards,Dr.Eskalen.

it is difficult to fully assess what is happening, as your before photo is of a 3D simulation using an imaging software. However, based on the before simulation, it appears to had existing asymmetry both in terms of breast volume and breast fold position. If the same implant sizes were used, and the folds were not adjusted or matched than this could be what is leading to your post-operative asymmetry. In order to fully assess what is going on, I would recommend following up with your surgeon or another well-trained plastic surgeon who can give you a full assessment after physical exam.
Sean Fisher MD Aesthetic Plastic SurgeonSeattle, WA