Do i need a full breast lift?

I want to get breast implants, nothing to big but maybe a full c cup right now i am a b cup. I was told i need a full breat lift. Is this my only option?

Do i need a full breast lift?
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8 answers to “Do i need a full breast lift?”

A: For the best result, you need a mastopexy

Sam Jejurikar, MD

You have significant right-sided ptosis and marked asymmetry.  Without some type of mastopexy on the right side, you will be left with residual asymmetry. If you are willing to accept asymmetry and a droopy right-sided nipple-areola complex, then no, you don't need a mastopexy.  If you would like... more

A: No one "needs" a Breast Lift

John P. Di Saia, MD

Hello, You need to decide what kind of result is adequate for you. Without a breast lift of some kind, you will have two very different looking breasts. Focus upon what your goal might be and the choice of a lift and it's type will be easier to figure. Does the scarring of a full lift concern you? Then look... more

A: Yes, you need a lift for the best result

Richard P. Rand, MD

With your assymetry and breast ptosis on your right side, you would need at least a periareolar lift with an implant.  I would personally do this at the same time.  Without the lift, your right side would not look at all to your liking. 

A: depends on your goals

W. Tracy Hankins, MD

Several factors would go into out conversation about you options - your age, tolerance of continued assymetry after surgery, type of implants desired, etc., but I would give you several options, one of which would be to place implants above the muscle and avoid a lift altogether.  If you understand that... more

A: Breast lift

Elan B. Singer, MD

As mentioned by my colleagues earlier, you have marked breast asymmetry with mild constriction of the right breast.  Simply putting in two breast implants would still leave your right breast droopy and asymmetrical.  You clearly need a lifting procedure on the right breast.  This can be done at... more

A: no

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

 You have very uneven breast and your right nipple is lower and bigger. You will need cirumaerolar breast lift and implant. I do not recommend implant and mastopexy at the same time. Doing lift and implant  at the same time will increase risk of the surgery . You may try augmentation with the... more

A: May not need breast lift

Jeffrey Horowitz, MD

Without the beneift of examining you, I don't believe you would require a lift on the left side, but I believe a circumareolar mastopexy (incision around the areola only) would be necessary to lift the right nipple slightly.  At most, a "lollipop" incision (meaning around the areola... more

A: Do I Need A Breast Lift

Robert M. Wald, Jr., MD

Your pictures show marked breast asymmetry (different breast shape and size).  As a result, a patient has to decide what kind of result they are looking for.  The right breast has more ptosis or droopiness than the left breast.  A breast lift would give the best aesthetic results.  Because... more

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