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Reposition Breast Implants for Cleavage and Upper Fullness?
Can my breast implants be moved from their current location to closer to the middle of my breasts to create more cleavage and upper fullness? Should there have been such a drastic change in size and appearance after this second surgery? Is it just my anatomy and I should just accept them how they are? How do I talk to my surgeon about fixing this when she does not see it as a problem?
Asked 33 months ago by
miss_suzanne in yukon, ok
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Repositioning implants possible, but result would vary a ton
Hello,
Sometimes the vision that a woman has for her cosmetic breast surgery is achievable only in part. Most often this is due to her anatomy. You seem to have had a fair amount of sag to your breasts and have had lift surgery with implants. In these cases some degree of sag afterward is inevitable. It is only a matter of how much and how long it takes to stabilize. Upper pole fullness can be fleeting.
Significant changes from your current outcome are possible but do run the risk of...
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See another surgeon
Implants are normally placed such that the center of the implant is directly behind the nipple/areola. If your breast are naturally wide apart some elevation of the tissues can bring them together but this is a dangers procedure as you are going outside of the normal breast boundaries. In addition an implant perhaps larger or of a different projection could help.
Finally, most of the time cleavage is created by the bra that is worn. Get the correct bra that moves the breasts in and up...
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Impossible to answer without examining you
It is impossible to answer your question without an examination and review of your past treatment. However, if your surgeon is discouraging you from another operation, I would listen to her.
Depending on your particular anatomy, you probably can achieve more cleavage with a bra, than you will with further surgery. Placing the implants too close to the middle of your chest may risk rotating the nipples off the center of the mound which would leave them pointing sideways.
You should feel...
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Revision surgeries have more risk
Of course it is difficult to answer your question accurately without a full exam or at least photos. However, in general any revision suregery will have more risks and should be undertaken only if there is a significant problem. If you and your surgeon are not on the same page regarding the outcome of your surgery, then review your before and after photos and determine in a realistic way what improvements can be achieved with a revision. There are always trade-offs and would you be willing...
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Risks of achieveing greater implant cleavage
Although this may seem intuitively easy, the operation really depends on your anatomy.
The implants can clearly be brought in more closer to the middle as well as positioned higher but if you do not have optimal anatomy, some undesireable otucomes will occur.
For example:
If you have alot of breast tissue, it will hang off the high and inward implants creating the potential of a "snoopy breast" or double bubble type appearance
If your nipples are widely spaced, they will to the...
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Difficult to advise without seeing you
Every woman's breasts are different in their own way so it is hard to comment without having seen you before and seeing you now. Your breasts may be more naturally positioned to the sides or lower, you may have needed a breast lift because your tissues were lax, etc. Write your questions down so on your next visit with your plastic surgeon you can verbalize your concerns and together you can hopefully come up with a plan to get you closer to where you want to be. Take care
Dr Edwards...
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Multiple issues will need to be discussed with your surgeon
This conversation is a bit involved, so you need to really talk to your surgeon about your goals and the options you have. It's hard to comment without photos and a one-on-one discussion with you about your goals, but your surgeon knows you best and will be the best person to lay your options out for you.
Good luck!
Dr. Salemy