How can I tell if my implant has bottomed out?
A bottomed out breast implant is typically characterized by one or more of the following symptoms:
- Nipples point upward.
- A patient can feel the implant at the bottom of the breast.
- Increasing distance between the nipple and the breast crease.
- Excessive fullness or bulging in the lower portion of the breast.
How do you tell if implants are under the muscle?
There is a simple test for this. If you place your hands on your hips and press inwards this contracts the muscle of your chest. If the implants are behind the muscle the top of the implant will flatten. If they are over the muscle the breast implants will not flatten because they are not being squeezed by the muscle.
What happens when implants bottom out?
What Is Bottoming Out? The term bottoming out refers to breast implants that have descended too low on the chest. The breast implants usually drop below the natural breast crease, which gives them an appearance of being bottom heavy, while the nipple appears to move up.
What does it mean when your breast implant bottom out?
Breast implant bottom out is a rare, but possible, complication associated with breast augmentation and refers to a form of breast implant displacement where the implant falls too low on the chest wall or settles below the inframammary crease.
What is the difference between over the muscle and under the muscle implants?
Over the muscle placement (a.k.a., “subglandular” placement) refers to placing implants on top of the chest muscle, called the pectoralis major muscle, and under the glandular breast tissue. Placing implants over the chest muscle is a slightly easier procedure with a slightly shorter recovery.
What causes implant to bottom out?
“Bottoming out” occurs when a new implant loses internal support (i.e., the underlying muscle is too weak or your skin cannot hold it in place properly). This causes it to sink down toward the lower part of the breast area.
Does bottoming out get worse?
If there is bottoming out, it will not get better by itself. You will need surgery to fix the inframammary line. If the implant is large, then reconsider the size because of the possibility of bottoming out, or implant displacement as the size of the implant gets bigger.
Should implants go above or below the muscle?
Placement is important because the chest muscle can provide additional support for the implant if needed and can also change the shape of the breast if desired. Women with smaller breasts may prefer to place the implant below the chest muscle.