Although you’ll undoubtedly want to see the results of your breast augmentation right away, there are a few things that must happen during recovery in order to reveal your final appearance. After getting breast implants, one crucial step is what is known as “dropping and fluffing.”

In order to be better prepared for breast augmentation recovery, read through the answers to these frequently asked questions about the drop and fluff timeline if you’ve heard the phrase before but aren’t quite sure what it means or what to anticipate when it occurs.

What occurs when implants fluff up and drop?
Following breast augmentation, the process of your breast implants settling into place is referred to as “dropping” and “fluffing.” Immediately following your procedure, you might observe that your implants are “riding high” on your chest and may appear flatter or slightly more square-shaped than you had hoped. These common occurrences are brought on by tight skin and muscle tissue and will gradually go away as your implants drop and fluff over the next few weeks.

You can anticipate your implants to “drop” to a lower, more natural-looking position on your chest as well as “fluff,” or fill out the lower area of your breasts, as tight muscles relax and adapt to your new implants. As you continue to heal, this process will result in a final appearance that is smoother, softer, and more rounded, temporarily resolving high or flat implants.

How long does it take for implants to loosen up?
After getting breast implants, the initial swelling and bruising should go away in one to two weeks. Your muscles should start to unwind after this, allowing your implants to settle and soften over time. Although the majority of the swelling has subsided, the entire drop and fluff process can take three to six months to complete, so don’t be concerned if your implants feel tight or appear a little high even after that.

You might have a friend whose implants dropped and fluffed sooner than yours, so keep in mind that everyone’s breast augmentation recovery will proceed at a different rate. It’s okay if your own drop and fluff timeline differs from mine.

Do breast implants enlarge after dropping and fluffing?
Once your breast implants have “fluffed” into a rounder, softer shape and have sunk to a lower, more natural-looking position on your chest, they may appear bigger or more full. As the tightness and swelling from your breast augmentation subside, changes in the size or shape of your new breasts may also take place.

Before your final results become apparent, you might observe that the appearance of your new implants changes several times. There is no need for concern because this is normal. But wait until your breasts have stabilized and stopped changing in size and shape before you go out and buy a new wardrobe.

How can you hasten the removal of your implants?
Depending on how quickly your body heals following your breast augmentation procedure, how quickly breast implants will drop and fluff varies from person to person. The most crucial thing you can do to ensure that the healing and drop and fluff processes go smoothly is to closely adhere to the aftercare recommendations provided by your plastic surgeon.

Even though there isn’t much you can do to hasten the dropping and fluffing of your implants, adhering to your plastic surgeon’s recovery instructions will help to maximize your body’s natural healing process and reduce the likelihood of complications.

You might be required to abide by certain breast augmentation recovery instructions, for instance:

avoid vigorous exercise until your plastic surgeon gives the all-clear
putting on a compression shirt
Taking good care of wounds
avoiding using tobacco and drinking too much alcohol
making it to arranged follow-up appointments
If your implants don’t drop, what happens?
Don’t get alarmed if it takes longer than expected for your breast implants to position themselves. There are a number of factors that could make this procedure take longer.

For instance, smaller, lighter implants may take longer to drop and fluff than heavier implants because gravity works more effectively for heavier implants. Similar to this, since textured implants will rub against the surrounding tissue more, they may cause a drop and fluff process that is more gradual than with smooth implants.

Typically, three to six months after your procedure, breast implants will drop and fluff, either gradually or more dramatically.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with your plastic surgeon to rule out complications if this doesn’t seem to be happening or if you experience any issues like unusual pain, bleeding, or swelling that doesn’t go away or gets worse.