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Armando Soto, MD answers: Will I be happy with a breast lift alone and no implant?

 I am a 36 yr old mom of 2, currently a D cup and happy with my size. My beasts are saggy and have lost all upper volume. My nipples don't point down, but they are low and definitely need to be moved up. The doctor I visited said I only need a lift, but I can't help but wonder if I will be happy with out a small implant. I would have an anchor scar and he said something about an "internal bra" so that they would be "perkier" and that is why I wouldn't need an implant.


Armando Soto, MD
8 months ago
By Armando Soto, MD - Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Hi there--

With an implant, the upper area of the breast will be full and variably round. Without an implant, and even with a very well done breast lift, the upper pole will be a bit more sloping (as a natural breast is).

I agree with my colleague below that if you think you would be happy without an implant, that that is definitely the way to go. However, I also think that if you think you would be unhappy without upper pole fullness, you would be better served to place an implant. Keep in mind that you can always come back later to place an implant if the initial breast lift doesn't make you happy, but of course this would require a second procedure.

Good luck- I hope you're as happy as you want to be!

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