Above or Below The Muscle

Below the Muscle Breast Implant Placement

Most patients choose below the muscle.

Patients with small breasts, breast implants can be seen under the tissues and in some situations, wrinkling and rippling can be seen at the breast surface when implants are placed under the breast gland. Therefore, placement of implants under the pectoral muscles is recommended in patients with under developed breast tissue to avoid these situations in our practice. In general, breast implants placed under the pectoral muscle are supported better and experience less sagging with weight changes, pregnancy, and aging. In our experience, breast augmentation recovery from sub-pectoral breast augmentation is similar to sub-glandular breast augmentation. There are some advantages of placing breast implants under the pectoral muscle:

• More tissue coverage resulting in less implant visibility.
• A more natural-looking breast profile.
• Reduced rate of capsular contracture or scar contracture.
• An improved mammogram visualization.