Is Breast Lift recommended for 40G size breasts?

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A: Breast reduction will not decrease your chances of breast feeding.

By George J. Beraka, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Hi! A recent well done study showed that some women with very large breasts cannot breast feed, but your chances are the same whether or not you have a breast reduction (about 70%). In other words, surgery does not make it less likely that you will be able to breast feed. So my advice is have... more

A: Breast lift not a good choice

By Bahram Ghaderi, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

As large a breast as you have only a breast reduction would be appropriate. It will also give you the lift you desire. Doing only a lift without reducing the size of your breasts is not an option. If you are concerned about breast feeding, then you have to make a choice between having larger breasts which may... more

A: Choices

By Robert W. Kessler, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

The scar pattern of a breast lift and a breast reduction are the same. The difference is how the underlying breast tissue is manipulated. In breast reduction the breast tissue is removed while maintaining an aesthetic shape to the breast. Removing both skin and breast tissue allows for... more

A: Breast "lift" for 40G size

By Barry H. Dolich, MD - Bronx Plastic Surgeon

A reduction AND lift woulld be best. A lift alone would not hold up as the skin would stretch or breakdown under the weight of the breast gland. you should assume that you will not be able to breast feed after reduction or lift. An important finding in the recent litarature is that young women... more

A: It sounds as though you would benefit from a reduction

By Michael C. Edwards, MD - Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

This is a personal decision but a breast lift is designed to lift your breasts with minimal breast tissue removal. A G cup breast, as you well know, is large and would place undue tension on suture lines leading to potentially a poor result. A breast reduction does not mean you have to have a... more

A: You need a reduction

By William B. Rosenblatt, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

You need to have a breast reduction. Without one there is no guarantee that you can nurse now. Some people with large breasts have trouble nursing and depending on the type of reduction, some people can nurse. If you have a reduction and want to nurse do not have a free nipple graft. Some form of pedicle... more

A: NO

By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Your breast are too large to have a realistic lift. The breast lift mainly recontours the breast by the use of the skin. So if you have such large breasts a breast lift is not the way to go. A breast reduction is what you need to reduce the size of the breasts and provide a lift which will be... more