Am I a Candidate For Implants Without a Lift?

Or something smaller than a full lollipop lift... I'd like to recieve rather large implants DD/DDD. I am a saggy D now.

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Implants without a lift?

Larger implants can help to reverse sag, but they have to be placed selectfully. You must have a very experienced surgeon perform this procedure.

Unrealistic expectations from breast surgery

Unfortunately, your expectations won't be met at all without a full lift. In addition, because you have very poor tissue elasticity, huge heavy implants won't stay up and full over time. Your best plan in my opinion would be to have a full lift and more moderate implants. Good luck!

You'll definitely need a lift

Your breasts shape is similar to a tubular breast. Your breasts are long and narrow with a wide cleavage. The areola are disproportionately large for your breast size. You would definitely need to have a lift. As far as being a double D or larger, that is something that would have to be discussed, because I'm not sure your body size can accommodate that. I have done some extremely large breast augmentations for certain patients but it's important to discuss things fully and make sure... more

Breast lift with or without augmentation

When women with saggy breasts want to go bigger, I usually advise doing a breast lift along with the implants. Otherwise, the implants create what we call a “double bubble,” where the breast droops off the end of the implant like a sock. Some of my patients, however, don’t want a lift because they want to avoid additional scarring, so sometimes implants alone can fill out the skin and eliminate the saggy appearance. A mastopexy (breast lift) raises droopy breasts from one... more

Wanted- Large Breast

It is not possible to make your breast look like the photo on the right with implants alone nor with implants and a Mastopexy. You can get a good result with an Augmentation Mastopexy if reasonable size implants are used rather than just the largest implant that can fit. Your goals have to be realistic before any surgery is done or you will not be happy in the long run.

Implants + Sagging Breasts = Rock in a sock!

Implants do not lift breasts. Lifts lift breasts. Lifts must lift breast tissue not the skin on the breast. Pick your technique wisely. My rule is that if the nipple to sternal notch distance is less than 25 cm's, then a Tear Drop circumareolar lift is possible. For greater than 25 cm's, a Lejour lift is appropriate. All lifts will reduce some volume as part of the procedure. To add volume, add an implant!

Breast lift and breast implants

Your posted left photo, which I assume is you now, shows asymmetric breasts, enlarged stretched areolae, skin stretchmarks on the upper half of the breasts, drooping breasts with the nipples lying well below the inframammary fold, prominent breast veins and wide spacing between the breasts. If you just put in breast implants these issues will not be corrected and you will most assuredly not be happy. The cleavage cannot be corrected by any surgical means. You will need breast tissue and skin... more

Implants without Lift?

Thank you for sharing your photos. Based on the left photo, you have a very complex breast shape to fix. You have very large areolas and most of the breast is loose skin. In addition the breast footprints are very far apart. Bottomline, I would want to educate you on what cosmetic surgery can safely accomplish for you. I do not think a DD/DDD is realistic with your body frame and breast anatomy. I think a realistic goal would be a... more

Sagging breasts cannot be corrected with implant alone

Hi DNCole, You definitely need a lift. I also believe you need a lollipop scar. If you have just a peri-areolar lift, the scar quality will be very poor. Naturally, I understand you are concerned about the scars. However, fine quality scars usually do not bother patients. I do several things to promote good quality scars: 1. Use a permanent suture around the areola to minimize the chance of the areola spreading and widening after the surgery; 2.... more

Breast lift and determining implant size

You will need a breast lit (mastopexy) to reposition your areola and tighten some of the loose skin and reshape your breasts. However, this will not fill in the loss of volume that you're looking to restore them to. Thus, while you'll need an implant, the safest way is to stage these procedures in that you'll require the lift initially and then follow with an augmentation 6 months later. I would encourage you to not arbitrarily choose any random breast implant size, but work with... more