tenting, symmastia, and cleavage

Stephie3 · 06-26-2009, 02:47 PM

So, this may be a stupid question but...

I stuck a finger down into the top of my ace bandage, and I noticed that the skin/muscle over the sternum are squishy (like I can compress it half a centimeter down, if I push twds my sternum).

Is this normal for cleavage (I've never had any, LOL!), or is it tenting that will go away with skin stretching, or beginning of symmastia?

I'm probably being over paranoid, but I'm so worried about having ugly boobies after all this pain and money! >.<

delia21 · 06-26-2009, 03:00 PM

Dont worry, I would say it is just part of the healing process. Maybe there is some swelling which will subside or some fluid which should be drained soon. If you have any issues just ask your PS, I am sure it is just the skin and tissue healing. Good luck!

<3boobies · 06-26-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by delia21

Dont worry, I would say it is just part of the healing process. Maybe there is some swelling which will subside or some fluid which should be drained soon. If you have any issues just ask your PS, I am sure it is just the skin and tissue healing. Good luck!

I had the same thing after my breast augmentation it was due to the swelling once that went down i didnt have any further issues. Happy healing

husssh · 06-26-2009, 05:31 PM

yea i have that too.

it looks normal but kinda swollen and feels a little squishy. lol. so hopefully it'll all subside soon. good luck on your healing process.

CALily · 06-26-2009, 05:45 PM

I had tenting after both of my breast augmentation's. I'm now 6 weeks PO after my second breast augmentation and I still have it. But I've heard that it goes away after a few months after the skin stretches a little more. If you push your boobs together or flex your chest muscles and the skin lays flat on your sternum then its not symmastia (which is when the implants are actually physically touching each other). This is what I've heard and it comforts me every time I worry about having symmastia. My ps has looked at it and he said its nothing to worry about. He says its not symmastia b/c symmastia looks like a strap of skin connecting the two breasts and the nipples begin pointing outwards. HTH

modern_illusion · 06-26-2009, 07:16 PM

Sounds like tenting to me, and is totally normal. I had it too. It'll go down gradually as your swelling goes down, and will eventually be completely gone.

Stephie3 · 06-26-2009, 07:19 PM

phew, thanks guys! It sounds squishy too, and I was told that was the antibiotic foam, so hopefully my body will absorb it soon! =)

cake · 06-27-2009, 03:44 AM

I have this too, and its bruised too :/
Hopefully itll all settle down soon.

ninabeana103 · 06-30-2009, 09:45 AM

I am almost one month post-op and feel like I still have that. However, when I lay down on my back to go to sleep it goes away. I am assuming that if I had tenting or the beginning of symmastia this would not be the case, right?

Stephie3 · 06-30-2009, 01:02 PM

Hmm after further thought I think its probably swelling. I'm not on pain meds anymore, and it hurts haha.

06-26-2009, 02:47 PM	#1
Stephie3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 294 Thanks: 1 Thanked 89 Times in 73 Posts	tenting, symmastia, and cleavage So, this may be a stupid question but... I stuck a finger down into the top of my ace bandage, and I noticed that the skin/muscle over the sternum are squishy (like I can compress it half a centimeter down, if I push twds my sternum). Is this normal for cleavage (I've never had any, LOL!), or is it tenting that will go away with skin stretching, or beginning of symmastia? I'm probably being over paranoid, but I'm so worried about having ugly boobies after all this pain and money! >.<

06-26-2009, 03:00 PM	#2
delia21 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 568 Thanks: 278 Thanked 181 Times in 171 Posts	Dont worry, I would say it is just part of the healing process. Maybe there is some swelling which will subside or some fluid which should be drained soon. If you have any issues just ask your PS, I am sure it is just the skin and tissue healing. Good luck! __________________ pre: 34A/AA, ribcage 27", 5'6, 110 lbs. 345 cc's stage 3 cohesive silicone, anatomical HP's post: 34C/D love my boobies

06-26-2009, 07:16 PM	#6
modern_illusion ~Nothing is worth more than this day~ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Victoria, British Columbia Posts: 1,681 Thanks: 879 Thanked 1,062 Times in 771 Posts	Sounds like tenting to me, and is totally normal. I had it too. It'll go down gradually as your swelling goes down, and will eventually be completely gone. __________________ FR will not be accepted unless you leave a note in my profile Feb 6th 2009 5'6, 115lbs, 29" Ribcage Pre-34A/Post-34D 400cc/HP/Silicone/Unders Sig pic is before & after (not totally done fluffing yet, so gap is a big smaller now!)

06-27-2009, 03:44 AM	#8
cake Join Date: May 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 211 Thanks: 80 Thanked 66 Times in 55 Posts	I have this too, and its bruised too :/ Hopefully itll all settle down soon. __________________ -

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06-26-2009, 05:31 PM	#4
husssh Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 103 Thanks: 24 Thanked 39 Times in 30 Posts	yea i have that too. it looks normal but kinda swollen and feels a little squishy. lol. so hopefully it'll all subside soon. good luck on your healing process.

06-26-2009, 05:45 PM	#5
CALily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California Posts: 163 Thanks: 34 Thanked 69 Times in 61 Posts	I had tenting after both of my breast augmentation's. I'm now 6 weeks PO after my second breast augmentation and I still have it. But I've heard that it goes away after a few months after the skin stretches a little more. If you push your boobs together or flex your chest muscles and the skin lays flat on your sternum then its not symmastia (which is when the implants are actually physically touching each other). This is what I've heard and it comforts me every time I worry about having symmastia. My ps has looked at it and he said its nothing to worry about. He says its not symmastia b/c symmastia looks like a strap of skin connecting the two breasts and the nipples begin pointing outwards. HTH

06-26-2009, 07:19 PM	#7
Stephie3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 294 Thanks: 1 Thanked 89 Times in 73 Posts	phew, thanks guys! It sounds squishy too, and I was told that was the antibiotic foam, so hopefully my body will absorb it soon! =)

06-30-2009, 09:45 AM	#9
ninabeana103 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Johnston, RI Posts: 124 Thanks: 93 Thanked 31 Times in 30 Posts	I am almost one month post-op and feel like I still have that. However, when I lay down on my back to go to sleep it goes away. I am assuming that if I had tenting or the beginning of symmastia this would not be the case, right?

06-30-2009, 01:02 PM	#10
Stephie3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 294 Thanks: 1 Thanked 89 Times in 73 Posts	Hmm after further thought I think its probably swelling. I'm not on pain meds anymore, and it hurts haha.

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