Will I Need to Have a Second Lift for my Recent Breast Lift/augmentation?

I recently had a Concentric lift on my left breast and Silicone Implants (under the muscle). My main goal was to look good in a t-shirt without a bra. However, it's been 4 weeks and my right breast still hasn't fallen (I wear compression bra & strap & do massages), my nipples now face downwards where they used to face up, I was expecting to have “great” cleavage which I don’t feel I have, and I feel my breasts are still very low on my body making me think I will need an actual "Lollipop" or "Anchor" lift after all?

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Breast Augmentation/Lifting Results?

At 4 weeks after surgery, it is much too early to evaluate the results of surgery and/or the potential need for further surgery to achieve your goals. I would suggest you wait until you are approximately 6 months out of surgery for this evaluation. You may find that as breast implants “settle”, that the nipple/areola will appear to be higher on the breast mounds. I would also suggest continued follow-up with your plastic surgeon. Best wishes. more

I think you are going to need another operation...

Hi there- I'm very sorry you don't have the outcome you wanted... Based on your story and the photos you've posted, it is my opinion that you may need a revision in order to achieve the outcome it sounds like you want, but I would wait until your healing period is complete before pursuing further intervention, understanding that time may produce the improvement (or approximation of the improvement) you are hoping for. My suggestion is that you return to your surgeon and... more

Redo breast lift

You should really give it a few months for the implants to fall into place. If after that time, the breasts still appear a bit low, then you probably will need some sort of a lift.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

A second lift

Thanks for the photos. Yes you may need a further lifting + dropping the inframammary crease to accommodate the implants better. Seek another in person opinion. From MIAMI DR. B

Malposition of nipple after augmentation

Based on your photos, it seems that there is a dimensional mismatch between your native breast and soft tissue and the implant you have. Possibly because of the need to use a fairly large and wide implant to produce the size and cleavage you wanted, there is a mismatch in the vertical diameter of the implant and the nipple position relative to it (i.e. too much implant showing above the nipple). This is what happens in many cases where a patient gets some of the characteristics she... more