Is it normal to feel ripples in silicone breast implants?

Is it normal to feel ripples in silicone breast implants?

Is it normal to feel ripples in breast implants? The simple answer to this question is yes. All breast implants ripple. But the amount of rippling and how visible it is on the surface of the skin varies from patient to patient.

Do breast implants look better under or over the muscle?

Your implant is placed behind the breast muscle and muscles at the lower half of the implant. The result is that the implant is fully covered by muscle. Complete under the muscle placement has the least risk of visible rippling. Better protection of your implants than if they are placed over the muscle.

Can over the muscle implants look natural?

This type of placement requires time for the muscle to stretch and thin out. In general, implant placement beneath the muscle tends to look more like natural breasts and less like breast implants. A natural look and feel can also be obtained for implants placed above the muscle.

What is rippling with breast implants?

Implant rippling happens when the edges, folds, and wrinkles of the breast implants can be seen through the skin, often around the cleavage and the sides of the implant. Implant rippling is most common with saline implants, but silicone-gel implants can also have this problem.

What does rippling in breast implants mean?

Breast implant rippling usually refers to the folds and wrinkles on the implant that is visible on the skin. This happens for women who have had breast reconstruction with saline or silicone breast implants and it usually develops on the outer perimeter (side, bottom, near cleavage) of the reconstructed breasts.

What causes rippling in implants?

When saline implants are underfilled or overfilled below or beyond the manufacturer’s recommended amount, it may cause the edge of the implants to wrinkle or pull to create ripples. These ripples may in turn be visible on the breast skin.

Can a breast implant feel lumpy?

In patients with old liquid silicone implants, pockets of silicones which has seeped into the breast tissue can form hard lumps. These can be detected and differentiated from breast cancer lumps via imaging techniques such as ultrasound, mammogram and MRI.