Breast Lift and Large Implants, Is this Possible? (photo)

asked 6 months ago by LovingM3 in Kansas City
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: sagging, candidate, lift

I have a lot of sagging and droopiness so I definitely need a breast lift but I also want large implants. I was thinking 800cc but it does not even have to be this big. Will this be impossible? I just want them to look perky and big.. however many cc's it takes to get there. Will this be possible?

10 answers to Breast Lift and Large Implants, Is this Possible? (photo)

Breast lift without implants

Hi, There's a new technique called the Ultimate Breast Lift that makes an internal cone with your own tissue that simulates breast implants. The new breast mounds are attached permanently on your chest so as to minimize downward migration with time. Breasts are firm and perky without the dreaded vertical scar. Incisions are made around the areolas and in the natural crease of the breast mound. In a short time these incisions are almost invisible. Once breasts are lifted... more

Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift and large implants are possible

It is possible to have a breast lift, and a large breast implant. Individuals as big as you are may take up the 800cc implant quite well. You do have very significant breast ptosis, with the nipple dependent off the bottom of the breast. My priority would be the lift, and follow with an implant as full as you wish at a later time. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Lift and Augmentation at the Same Time

You do have significant ptosis with your right breast larger than your left. I always perform both lift and augmentation at the same time. Frequently with a lift, a smaller implant will give a satisfactory result. You have a lot of your own tissue. Show the plastic surgeon the "look" you would like with photos and let him or her advise you on the implant size. Good luck.

William H. Huffaker, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

www.stlcosmeticsurgery.com

2 stage breast lift and augmentation

You need too much lifting to place really large implants at the same time because a lift is a tightening procedure and an augmentation is a stretching procedure. So yours is best done in staged fashion in my opinion. But please also realize that you may not get the final result you want because of your body's starting point. In patients like you, elasticity issues may lead the implants to settle lower that you want even when placed under the muscle. The bigger you... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lifting and Augmentation?

Thank you for the question. Based on your description and picture, I would prefer to do your procedure in 2 stages. The first phase would involve breast lifting, followed by a period of healing (several months). The second stage would be the breast augmentation procedure. In regards to breast augmentation and breast lifting surgery there is a difference in opinion you'll find among plastic surgeons regarding one stage or two-stage procedures. There... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Implants and a lift

I would not adivise to have such a large implant. The larger the implant the more potential problems that could develop. An in office exam is essential to properly size you and suggest the right lift as well.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift and Large Implants

In general, if you have breast ptosis (or sagging of the breasts) and you want to have your breasts be lifted and filled, one cannot have significantly larger implants unless they have significant ptosis or breast tissue or you will compromise the blood supply to the nipple or the breast skin. In general, it is better to do the lift and use smaller implants so that the goal overall is to lift and to have superior fullness. That looks much more natural. To push it to an extreme size is not... more

Rod J. Rohrich, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation

When reshaping a breast several factors are important, most notably the current condition of your breast tissues and shape. A breastlift procedure lifts and tightens the breast. A breast augmentation enlarges and expands the breast. These 2 work at opposite tension and force. With the significant lift you need I would first perform a lift procedure to improve your basic breast shape. About 3-4 months later you could have a second stage augmentation to fill out... more

Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

You do not need and should not get implants

The function of the implants are to give volume and you have too much of it already. You need breast reduction/lift.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift and Augmentation

I no longer do the lift and augmentation at the same time in breast like yours. Even thouugh it is inconvenient to do the lift first and the augmentation later, it is not only safer but your results will be better. There are no shortcuts to good results. After the lift is done and your tissues have healed you can discuss implant size with your surgeon. But 800ccs? You'll probably be back for another lift in the near future.