What Does It Mean, Implant Bottoms Out
Breast augmentation surgery is a very technical procedure. There are different choices made by the surgeon that must be known by women who are undergoing it. The different options shared by the surgeon are the types of the procedure, the incision sites involved, and the risks of the surgery.
There are tissues supporting the breasts on all sides. When the supports at the lower crease of the breast get weaker, this causes the implant to move down from the breast to the chest area. This complication requires re-operation to fix this situation.
Let us observe the various factors that can lead to such.
If the weight of the implant is more than the structures supporting the lower breasts, then there is a high likelihood that the implant would slip down through the weaker pocket and move into the chest area. This process works its way gradually and can occur over a period of time.
Another reason that can lead to bottoming out of an implant is the faulty incision, which is larger in size than it should be. This incision is made at the lower crease of the breast. This large or faulty incision can cause weakening of the lower part of the breast and will result in slippage of the implant into the chest area.
The correction of this condition is re-operation. In this breast augmentation surgery, after making an incision in the lower breast crease, there is additional support provided to strengthen up this area. This support is created with fat and the surrounding tissue. This is then fixed with internal sutures.
Therefore, before undergoing the breast enlargement surgery, it is advised to gather as much information as possible about the surgical procedure recommended by your surgeon. Do look into other available options as opposed to breast augmentation surgery.