Breast lift without implants

Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: Does breast lift require augmentation afterwards?

I want to get a breast lift.  In my first consultation with a cosmetic surgeon he said my breast may lose 15% of volume because of skin removed. Does this mean most women get breast implants at the same time as a lift, or is this a path to greater complications?


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
24 days ago
By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Certainly the more you have done, the more risks you take.

There seem to be regional differences in implant use with mastopexy (breast lift) Europeans tend to perform more lifts without implants whereas in the USA, most lifts utilize an implant. This is probably related most to the perception of a "lifted or perky" breast.

Web reference: http://www.bodysculptor.com/lift.html
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