Cosmetic surgery and breast implants are in vogue options that many people elect to have performed on themselves. Having breast implants can raise self esteem and give the person a better appearance. While having these implants has many perks there are also some complications that do arise.

Wrinkling or rippling of breast implants is a common complication that does happen in many people. No one likes wrinkles and they like them even less when they paid to have great looking breasts. The wrinkles that appear in breast implants are something that many saline implants have over time. Textured saline implants are known to cause this complication. These wrinkles are some times noticeable through the skin. The severity of the problem depends on many things about you and your breast enlargement operation in the first place.

Placement of the breast implants is one factor for visible wrinkles in breast implants. If the implants were placed in a position, which is over the chest muscle, they cause the skin to be tighter in that area. When the skin tightens it also becomes more transparent and wrinkles can show through. If there is not enough breast tissue covering an implant, this can also create visible wrinkles.

There are options available to help correct any wrinkling that may occur during the life of the breast implants. . Often the patient will require another breast augmentation to correct the wrinkling problem. The surgeon will replace the existing implant during this procedure. The patient and cosmetic surgeon will decide if changing the implant to silicone from saline is needed before planning surgery. They will also discuss the options for different placement. Many surgeons will advise the patient that a sub-muscular placement is a better option that helps to keep wrinkles from being visible later in life. It is also possible to discuss other surgical options such as removal of loose skin with a breast uplift, or correction of inverted nipples.