Question:
Will implanted breasts sag over time? Do the implants slowly sag at all?
Answer:
Implanted breasts usually do not sag over time. What can happen however in certain patients who have very little breast tissue to begin with or very thin skin, there may be what is called bottoming out of the implant. This is where the implant appears heavier in the lower portion or lower pole of the breast. In these cases, it may be necessary to do a small revision where the lower pole of the breast is resupported. This can also be achieved with a material called Strattice which is a dermal matrix made from pigskin. This material allows us to do revision procedures that were not possible in the past. It allows us to provide more support and more coverage to the inferior part of the breast thus relieving the problem of bottoming out.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.