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Sagging, Uneven Breasts After Weight Loss - Surgical Options?

I lost 50 pounds this year and am concerned now that my breasts are not even, and they sag. what procedures would be recommended that cause the least amount of scarring? I am not concerned with breast size, but i would like more fulness up top. PLEASE HELP!

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Option for saggy and uneven breasts after weight loss

Hi, Congratulations on your weight loss!! There is a new procedure called the Ultimate Breast Lift that provides upper pole fullness without implants and with the added benefit of NO VERTICAL SCAR. It was developed after it was noted that women who had large implants to 'lift' their breasts were highly disappointed and unhappy. The 1957 anchor technique and subsequent 'vertical lifts' leave women equally dissatisfied and unhappy. The Ultimate Breast... more

Breasts sagging and uneven after 50 lbs weight loss

First, congratulations on your weight loss. Also thanks for sending in photos. It appears, (without a proper exam), that you would be a good candidate for a breast augmentation, (to achieve upper pole fullness), and a lift. Please seek out a board certified plastic surgeon.

Breast augmentation and mastopexy

Thank you for the question and picture. I think you will benefit from breast augmentation and mastopexy surgery.There are a variety of different mastopexy procedures that are available depending on the patient's specific needs and goals. I would recommend consultation with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons for direct examination. This consultation will allow you to get the best advice in your specific situation. In order to achieve “more formless... more

Treating Sagging, Uneven Breasts After Weight Loss

It seems as if you will require a breast lift to tighten the loose skin and perhaps an augmentation to restore your volume. The amount of scar formation will depend on how much loose skin is actually required to be removed from your breast. That has to be determined by a discussion with your surgeon. Sometimes only an incision around the nipple is required and sometimes it needs to be extended down the breast. However, most patients that have undergone this procedure still feel like they... more

The Solution for Sagging Breasts after Weight Loss: Mastopexy Augmentation

After weight loss, your breast skin just like skin in other areas of your body may not rebound as well, leaving you with areas of sagging. You have done great with the weight loss but your question is not uncommon: I have put in the effort with weight loss now what can I do with this new problem? Fortunately, with the breast the answer would be a breast lift which will reshape the breast and reposition the nipple combined with or a delayed insertion of a breast implant. Unfortunately a... more

Sagging breasts after weight loss

There are numerous options for this surgery. Essentially you will require an implant and then some procedure to place the nipple in the proper position. I prefer a larger implant to build on, as long as the larger breast size is acceptable to you. Once you have more volume the placement of the nipple is somewhat easier and less scarring will result. Without an implant the proper placement of the nipple will require more incisions, and hence more scars. Best... more

Talmage J. Raine, MD

5 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Treatment of sagging

You need a mastopexy or breast lift. This procedure will even out your breasts and give you a youthful perky breast without the addition of an implant. Your size in the end would be the same size as the left one. Unfortunately, there is no other way to do this operation, raise the nipple and tighten the skin, without scars. If there were, we would be doing it that way!! The scars end up perfectly acceptable, they fade, and hide in bras and swimsuits. Most of us get saggy over time, and... more

Sagging, Uneven Breasts After Weight Loss - Surgical Options

Thanks for the photo. These are my options from your posted photo. 1. Do nothing, 2. do a l-shaped or full lift, 3. Do #2 + an implant. You could do #2 first than add an implant as a second operation. #4 use an expander implant + lifting. ALL the choices leave scars!

Weight loss and breasts

Congrtatulations on your weight loss! The breasts may need a lift if you desire. Wait until all the weight you are trying to lose has been removed.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Many choices

Congratulations on the weight loss. Don't despair over your breast appearance as there are many options to give you the results you want. The choices you need to make are related to your breast volume. Which breast volume do you prefer? if you like the larger breast you will need volume augmentation of the opposite side. This is done with a breast implant. Recently fat transfer has been used to add breast volume and you are a candidate for this. If you like the smaller volume... more

Sagging Breast Treatment

Based on your pictures, it appears that you would benefit from a mastopexy / breast lift. There is no way to achieve a lift without making incisions. However, the very thin scars are a small price to pay for a dramatic improvement to the shape of your breasts.

Upper fill for the sagging breast

The key to upper fill in a breast that has sagged after weight loss is a breast implant. Despite a breast lift or mastopexy, there is likely to be an upper scoop that only an implant will resolve. Breast augmentation alone will avoid scars, and this may be the best first step with a later breast lift if needed. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Options for Sagging Breasts after Weight Loss

Hi there- Congratulations on your weight loss... With regard to the shape, size, and position of your breasts, I think you have several good options... Unfortunately all will require surgery, and therefore scars, but while the creation of these scars is necessary, the scars being unsightly or conspicuous is not. Because having more fulness in the upper portions of the breasts seems to be a high priority for you, the best options are going to involve an implant. If upper pole fulne more

VIDEO: Sagging and asymmetric breasts (click "more" below)

You have multiple issues which each require an different approach: 1) asymmetry 2) ptosis (sag) and 3) upper pole fullness. Asymmetry can be improved with liposuction as the least scarring procedure. Ptosis will require surgical repair and the incisions should be discussed in consultation with the plastic surgeon. The upper pole fullness is best treated with a small subglandular implant but the risks of this should be reviewed with a surgeon. There are complex issues here and I have a four... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

32 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Correction Options for Sagging, Uneven Breasts After Weight Loss

Regarding: "Sagging, Uneven Breasts After Weight Loss - Surgical Options? I lost 50 pounds this year and am concerned now that my breasts are not even, and they sag. what procedures would be recommended that cause the least amount of scarring? I am not concerned with breast size, but i would like more fulness up top. PLEASE HELP!" Nothing to panic about. Your situation is quite common. Very few women are actually blessed with symmetric breasts. The vast majority of women... more