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Hi, I just had my implant exchange surgery two weeks ago. My recovery is going very well, and my plastic surgeon thought everything looked great at my post-op last week. But, two days ago, I noticed a rippling in my left breast -- that was the non-cancer side, I had a bilateral mastectomy. It is especially noticeable if I lean forward or move my chest muscle. It appears to be something going on with the implant, rather than my skin. There are no signs of infection and no pain. I'm… read more
Rippling is a common thing with implants. It usually does not improve with time and it does not mean the implant is defective. There are a few ways to correct it: 1. Choose a larger implant. 2. Choose a firmer implant. 3. Remove any loose skin to make the skin envelope tighter. 4. Fat grafting.
Fat grafting is probably the most effective and least invasive. I had horrible rippling with my first implants but the new ones with fat grafting are ripple free.
Well, saw my plastic surgeon this week and thinking again about getting a fat grafting to create more cleavage around my implants. I'm not keen on the thought of another surgery, but it would be nice to feel more comfortable with lower necklines and bathing suits. I think I'll get a second opinion from another plastic surgeon about the expected outcome. Mine said it could take up to three surgeries due to fat re-absorption, but he expects that in my case I'll be satisfied with the outcome after 1-2 surgeries. Also, will wait a bit until COVID cases hopefully get even lower.
Fat grafting will definitely help with this and most Plastic Surgeons are able to find enough to do this no matter how "thin" you are....otherwise you can gain a bit in order to do this. If you don't feel like your being heard by your PS ask your breast surgeon if there is someone they can recommend you to see for a second opinion. It's extremely important that you feel heard by all of those on your team...of course we can't expect perfection...but they should be able to give you peace of mind. Just keep in mind that fat can be absorbed and so sometime down the road you might need to do it again if you are unhappy.
@A MyBCTeam Member Rose. Did your rippling get worse over time? I'm only 3.5 weeks out now, and it's already noticeable. I believe the rippling is from the implant itself -- we can see it because our skin is so thin.
My implants are 5 years now and I do have some rippling too. We have zero breast tissue so I assume it’s part of the breast pocket that is created from expanded skin
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