Question:
I have rippling seven months after breast augmentation. What steps should be taken to correct this?
Answer:
Rippling can be a significant concern after breast augmentation. It usually occurs when people have very little breast tissue to begin with and when implants are placed under the breast tissue directly on top of the muscle. In those cases, there is very little tissue covering the implant and the rippling can be very noticeable. The only way to eliminate the rippling is to either change the implant pocket, replacing them in a pocket under the muscle. Another way to correct rippling is with a new product called Strattice which is a dermal matrix made from pig skin that has been used very successfully to provide additional coverage and support for implants and also to correct rippling.
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.