It takes a week to order them in so no later than 7days before your op! Responsives are softer than the soft touch ( stupid I know seeing as soft touch sound softer) soft touch have the most cohesive gel so are firmer than responsives, so supposed to be less chance off rippling although I think the the chance of rippling in responsives is very low too?? I had my op 2 days ago I had responsives as I wanted them to look and feel as natural as possiable x