{"id":2275,"date":"2018-02-06T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T18:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T15:57:17","slug":"changing-your-breast-implant-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lookingnatural.com\/breast-implants\/changing-your-breast-implant-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Your Breast Implant Size: What to Expect – Dr. Ted Eisenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you’ve had a child or a significant change in your weight, your breast size may change.<\/p>\n
About 10 percent of my patients come in for a consultation to get information about making a change: bigger breast implants, smaller breast implants, or a breast lift. The average time elapsed since their first surgery is about 10 years, although it varies greatly.<\/p>\n
They tell me, \u201cI\u2019ve gained a lot of weight, and I\u2019m much bigger than I want to be. I\u2019d like to go a little smaller.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Or, \u201cAfter my two children, my breasts got smaller. I just want to get my pre-pregnancy size back \u2013 and maybe a little extra.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Others say, \u201cI went for the gusto 15 years ago. I\u2019ve enjoyed them and they served their purpose, but now that I\u2019m 50something, I just want them a little smaller.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes women call me because they think their breast implants have to be changed after 10 years. But that’s a myth; breast implants don’t have an expiration date. They don’t need to be exchanged unless you want a change! [WATCH OUR VIDEO: How Long Do Breast Implants Last?]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Like the first time, we look at before and after photographs of women who started out similar to them in height, weight, frame size and breast volume. They tell me, \u201ctoo big,\u201d too small\u201d or \u201cjust right\u201d so I know what size implants to order.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what\u2019s involved in upsizing or downsizing:<\/strong><\/p>\n Less discomfort Shorter procedure timeBreast augmentation surgery is easier the second time around. <\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>To change each breast implant, I go through the same incision that I made initially in the crease beneath the breast. I don\u2019t have to make a pocket beneath the chest muscle for the implant, so there is less manipulation of breast tissue and therefore less discomfort post-op. All you\u2019ll feel is the incision. Consequently, you\u2019ll likely need less medication for discomfort after surgery.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This second surgery takes less time than your initial breast augmentation surgery, which means less anesthesia and a lower possibility of post-operative nausea and vomiting.<\/p>\n