If you are unhappy with the sizing or the shape of the implants, tell your surgeon. Let them know that you are concerned with the look of them and go through what options are available to you. It may be that the surgeon recommends another procedure to correct the issue that you are having.
If your breasts still look smaller than you expected six months after augmentation, a fat transfer can enhance your breasts while disguising the edges of your implants. During fat transfer, Dr. Parkins will use liposuction to remove unwanted fat from another part of your body, like your belly or thighs.
In order to exchange for larger implants, the surgeon simply needs to open up the capsule, take out the old implants, and put in the new ones. As long as the increase in size isn't too dramatic, the capsule and surrounding tissue will simply stretch and grow to accommodate the larger implants. In most cases, Dr.
Can you downsize breast implants? Absolutely—and an experienced plastic surgeon can help you do so without sacrificing the improved shape your implants have provided.
Women with implants that are too large can experience chronic neck, back, and shoulder pain as well as frequent headaches and posture issues. Other noted effects of choosing implants that are too big include breathing difficulties or shortness of breath, the result of excess weight on the chest.
Over time, the swelling resolves, the tissues loosen up, and the shape of the implant starts to exert itself on the overlying tissues. As a result, the implants settle into a lower, more aesthetically pleasing position on the chest. They appear softer and rounder, and they look larger and closer together.
Typically, the most common breast implant size ranges between 300cc and 500cc. 400cc tends to be the single most common implant. 300cc to 360cc size implants are typically enough to give women a fuller shape without significantly altering their frame.
Smaller breast implants allow for a more conservative look that makes it easier to go braless, as the breasts don't require as much support. Smaller implants also generally mean a smaller scar, with less chance of long-term breast-related issues such as back, neck, and shoulder pain, and sagging skin.
After surgery, the implants tend to ride hide and appear small due to the patient's skin tightness in the area. There is tightness because the implants increase dimension to breast tissue causing the skin to compress the implant's shape and size.
Will losing weight make my breast implants smaller? Unlike the results of fat transfer to the breast, which can be significantly impacted by weight fluctuation, breast implants themselves will maintain their original shape and size regardless of changes in the patient's weight.
After your breast augmentation, your implants may appear to sit high on your chest during the early stages of healing. This is because when the implant is placed behind the muscle wall, it agitates the pectoralis muscle and causes it to put pressure on the implant.
The good news is that implants can absolutely be revised so they're properly aligned and no longer present the aforementioned issues. This process will require a revision implant surgery so your dentist can readjust the implants in a way that ensures they're straight and spaced properly in your mouth.
Adjustable implants make it easy to alter the size of your breasts after you undergo surgery. Following your surgery, you will return to our office for adjustments to your implant size.
Going Bigger
In a procedure to insert larger implants, the surgeon opens the breasts along the original incision lines, removes the old implants, and inserts the new, larger implants in the same breast pockets. While it sounds simple, the procedure is more complicated than the original augmentation surgery.
Breast implants generally take six weeks to three months to adjust and look natural. Like many other things in life, they're well worth the wait. The length of the adjustment period depends on a few different factors, such as your age and how much swelling you experience.
We have had many patients come back to us after having breast augmentation surgery asking if it's possible to go larger. The short answer is yes, it is possible to increase the size of your breast implant after you've had the surgery, but there are a lot of things to consider before doing so.
Placing the implant below the muscle does typically make the implant look slightly smaller as the muscle will give the implant a touch more of a natural slope. It also compresses the implant, which makes the breast look slightly smaller.
After surgery, the most common size of breasts is a small to large C cup, with average implants measuring between 350 and 500cc.
Asymmetry. It's also not uncommon for one breast to look slightly larger than the other right after breast augmentation. There are a couple reasons for this. First, both breasts aren't necessarily going to heal at the exact same rate, so it could take a little longer for one side to drop and fluff.
Signs your implants may have bottomed out
You have lost volume in your upper breast and gained it in your lower breast. Your implants have moved further down your chest below your inframammary folds. This tension may also cause your inframammary folds to move up your chest wall. One nipple sits higher than the other.
How many CC's should I choose? A: A much-generalized rule of thumb is that one cup size is about 175cc.
A general guide is that a 250cc breast implant matches to about one cup size in an average woman. In other words, a 250cc breast implant will augment an existing A-cup breast into a B-cup breast.
In general, a 200 cc breast implant is roughly equivalent to an increase of one cup size in smaller bra sizes (32 and 34). For larger bra sizes (36 and above), you will need a slightly larger implant volume to achieve the same increase of one cup size.
Immediately following breast enlargement surgery, your breasts will feel hard, but over time, your breast implants will gradually soften and settle, looking and feeling more like your natural breast tissue.
Your First Week after Augmentation
You will see very little side or bottom rounding of the breasts, often looking square, with little outward projection and minimal bottom fullness. Have no fear! This is all normal.