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A double bubble can occur. We'd obviously it rather not occur, but by and large it occurs when somebody has a tight lower fold of their breast and the doctor places an implant and tries to lower that fold, done in, I don't want to say an inappropriate manner, but in a manner that doesn't help to correct that and expand out the skin. Also that double bubble is caused by the fact that what you see is the muscle action on the breast tissue and skin, and if that muscle is still intact and tight it creates, or continues to hold the shape of the native breast, and then the implant sits below that creating an unattractive look. So the treatment for double bubble is multifactorial, but typically, and every case is individual, but you want to either secure or reform the lower or inframammary fold, and that can be done with suturing inside. It doesn't necessarily require skin incisions to do that. And then sometimes releasing the muscle a little bit ahead of time. Rarely would it be something that's treated by placing the implant in front of the muscle, and that's provider dependent. That's not something that plays a big part in my practice though.

What Is "Double Bubble" and How Is It Treated?

Dr. Michael Edwards explains how "double bubble" is formed and how your surgeon may choose to correct it.