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Can Breast Implants Be Added to Already D Size Breasts to Fill out Lost Breast Tissue Instead of a Breast Lift?

asked 1 year ago by Spunkychick112 in Eugene, OR
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 215 times
Tags: D cup, volume

I have recently lost about 90 lb which is great, but of course I now have a lot of extra skin. The biggest issue for me is the loss of breast volume. I've always had great breasts, about a size 44E or G. Now I am about a 40D or a little smaller, with 22 lb left to lose. My question is, instead of a lift, would it be possible to simply add implants to go back up to about a double D (DD)? The scars of implants are much less visible than those of a lift, and I'm hoping that would be an option.

9 answers to Can Breast Implants Be Added to Already D Size Breasts to Fill out Lost Breast Tissue Instead of a Breast Lift?

Restoration of breast volume after weight loss

Once the breast is large, the skin stretches under the weight of the large breasts. After weight loss, unfortunately, skin elasticity does not improve. Adding a large implant to the equation will make the lift less durable. Large breasts and the maintenance of perkiness do not coexist. I find that a high profile gel fill implant can do a nice job of filling in the missing upper portion of the breast along with a lift with an inverted "T" scar. The more skin removed, the more... more

Marc J. Salzman, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Can Using Breast Implants in Sagging Breasts AVOID having to have a Breast Lift?

The BEST Cosmetic results are obtained when the patient chooses to have - the right Operation - by the right Plastic surgeon - suffers no complications and - follows all her surgeon's instructions At this point in time, by your own admission, you are not "the right patient. You have embarked on a weight loss regimen and will still continue to lose more weight which will further felt your body and breasts. In therefore makes NO sense to do a definitive operation on you as long... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Nipple Location Key in Determining If Lift Necessary

The location of your nipple is the most important factor in determing if you need a breast lift or if an augmentation alone can give you the result you seek. If the nipple is located below the inframammary fold, it is unlike that an implant will give you the result you seek; in fact, an implant without mastopexy in these situations can lead to a significant deformity in some cases.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Breast volume and implants

More than likely if you lsot a lot of weight, even with implants added you would probably need a lift. However without photos I could not be sure.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation after weight loss

It is typical to lose breast volume with significant weight loss, and the breast can look deflated much like the abdomen and suffer from sagging skin and drooping of the nipple. If you have been lucky, the skin is firm and the nipple is still above the breast fold by several centimeters. If not a lift will be essential, despite the scar, to hold the nipple up and shape the skin envelope of the breast around the implant so they look and feel as one. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Don't do it! Larger implants in larger breasts to avoid scars of a breast lift. The result is a larger & more sagging breast!

In many cases this will simply produce unsighlty larger and saggier breasts also known as the "rock in the sock" deformity. I would doubt that this is what you seek at the cost of less scarring.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Implant placement following weight loss

The best results in this scenario may not be breast augmentation. It is an option, but to achieve the aesthetic ideal, it is not the best choice to place an implant behind a large breast. Following more weight loss you may lose more volume. This will lead to what appears as more droopiness. Larger implants will go on to hasten this droopiness. Though all plastic surgeons would like to have no scars, it is generally agreed that trading a scar for an improved... more

Jason R. Hess, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift with autoaugmentation works on weight loss patients.

Hi. You don't need implants. You need a really good lift. Look for an expert on bariatric surgery patients.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon