Under Muscle Breast Implants

What are Breast Implants under the Muscle?

Under muscle breast implants are also known as submuscular breast implants. Through a method that involves creating a pocket in the muscle tissue to hold the implant, under the muscle breast implants are inserted underneath the pectoral muscle. Submuscular breast implants are popular, particularly among women with small breasts or thin chest walls.

Benefits of Under Muscle Breast Implants

Besides enhancing the shape and size of the breasts, under the muscle breast implants have clear benefits:

1. Natural Appearance

Submuscular breast implants are popular because they create a more natural-looking breast contour as compared to the subglandular implants that go over the muscle. The pectoral muscle provides additional coverage, making the implant less visible and palpable.

2. Reduced Risk of Capsular Contracture

Capsular Contracture occurs when scar tissue forms around the breast implant. The result is a hardened and deformed contour. Placing the implant under the muscle allows the muscle tissue to provide a barrier between the implant and the surrounding tissue.

3. Low Risk of Breast Rippling

When the implants are placed in the subglandular position, they offer more soft tissue coverage; conceals the implant much better and reduces the chances of breast implant rippling.

4. More Protection

Over muscle implants offers more protection from implant exposure if there is loss of skin or delayed healing.

5. Easier Mammograms

Another advantage is that radiologists can perform mammograms more easily and detect abnormalities in breast tissue because the muscle tissue helps compress the breast tissue.

Considerations for Breast Implant Under Muscle vs Over Muscle

Are breast implants better over or under the muscle?

Below are things to consider when getting breast implants under the muscle rather than over:

1. Longer Recovery Time

Breast implant under the muscle recovery takes longer. You may experience more discomfort and stiffness because the muscle stretches during surgery. In perspective, an extended recovery period is a small price to pay for the results.

2. Chronic Pain

Some patients experience chronic pain and muscle weakness in the chest and arms from under the muscle implants.

3. Limited Physical Activity

When you get under muscle breast implants, you may need to limit certain physical activities. Taking some time before lifting weights with breast implants under the muscle will be important. You will have to lay off working your chest muscles with heavy weights or push-ups. These exercises can cause the implant to shift.

4. Movement

Some movement (aka: animation) within the over muscle implant may happen from muscle contractions. And activating the chest muscle could cause an implant to shift. However, it is nothing to be concerned about. It will not endanger your health or become a problem.

5. Higher Cost

Under muscle breast implant procedure is a more complex surgery that requires more time in the operating room. Consequently, under muscle breast implant surgeries are more expensive than over muscle breast implant surgeries. Nonetheless, there are some wonderful and convenient options available for financing plastic surgery procedures.