Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation

Steven Teitelbaum, MD answers: Risk of pink scarring after breast lift and augmentation?

Opinion needed on getting a breast augmentation, and a possible lift. I have had four children, and I am 27 years old, 5'5", 125 lbs. I am very light-skinned, and I scar really badly so I am worried about scarring that will be pink, and very obvious on my skin tone. I want to look as natural as I can when I’m completely naked. I have added photos of my breast and upper body for a visual on exactly what my breast look like now. So lift or no lift? Augmentation, or not? Also any opinions on the Endoscopic-Assisted Breast Augmentation?


Steven Teitelbaum, MD
29 days ago

To me, your breasts look too good to have a lift.

If you want an augmentation, an endoscopic assisted technique doesn't make any sense for you: the crease under your breast is so well hidden that it is an ideal place to have the most accurate augmentation as well as hiding the scar.

The bottom line is you need to find a board certified plastic surgeon who can help you to figure out what you should do.

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A: Decision-making in breast surgery

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
29 days ago

What is it about your breasts that you do not like? What is it that you want? While artists and plastic surgeons have certain concepts about the ideal or perfect breast, it does not necessarily apply to each patient. Patients, and doctors, can be hyper-critical of breasts. Your breasts, by all normal parameters, are normal breasts. There are not screaming for surgery. However, what you desire will determine the treatment necessary to get you there. Once the path is outlined, you'll have to ask yourself if it is worth it. These are individual issues that cannot be answered with one glance at a photo. 

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