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Will Breasts Appear Smaller After Lift without Implants or Look Bigger because They'll Look Perkier?

asked 8 months ago by Kathz
Latest answer by Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Question viewed 291 times
Tags: bigger, C cup, perky, smaller

I'm a big C cup and I'm happy with my cup size, I don't want implants but I don't want them to change size. Is it true that they look smaller after a lift? Or they appear bigger and "full" from being perkier, without actually increasing cup size?

13 answers to Will Breasts Appear Smaller After Lift without Implants or Look Bigger because They'll Look Perkier?

Breastlift

When you have a breastlift you retain all your breast volume. It is simply lifted and shaped to provide a fuller more projected breast instead of a more flat and spread out breast. The breast overall shape may look smaller but the better projection enhances the fullness. The effect on your bra or cup size may be variable and sometimes less predictable. Instead of a flatter big C cup you may find yourself in a perkier small c cup. I hope this information helps. more

Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breasts can appear larger with lift

The breast can appear larger after a breast lift, as the shape is improved the breast projection will increase. The reduction in the skin envelope will tend to recruit the flattened and spread breast tissue into the center and core of the breast. Many do feel fuller and larger with a lift without breast implants. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breasts will appear larger with Ultimate Breast Lift

Hi Kathz, Great question! So glad you asked. There's a new technique called the Ultimate Breast Lift which actually reshapes your existing breast tissue and permanently suspends it to make it look like implants. Breasts are firm and perky giving the appearance of larger breasts because they project more. An added benefit to this procedure is NO VERTICAL SCAR. This technique works for all breast types. Look into it. Best wishes, Dr. H

Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.horndeski.com

Breast lift

A breast lift will definitely provide perkier looking breasts. In lifting the breasts, some skin and a small amount of tissue are removed to create the desired look, so they may be slightly smaller than before surgery.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Well-done Breast Lift gives breasts better shape AND fulness

Hi there- It is important to understand that not all breast lifts are created equal... Assuming your breast lift is performed by an experienced and talented breast surgeon, it is possible to achieve both an improvement in shape and the appearance of fulness as the breast tissue is redistributed over the anatomically correct (smaller) footprint of the breasts.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Will Breasts Appear Smaller After Lift without Implants or Look Bigger because They'll Look Perkier?

If ONLY skin is removed than the true volume does not change. But in appearance it is a personal view, some look smaller other appear larger. Best to see many photos to determine.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lifts Usually Do Not Change Breast Size

The perception of breast size after a lift without an implant can vary in appearance. Since no breast tissue is being removed, the actual cup size should not change. But since the breast skin is being tightened and lifted, there may be the illusion that they are slightly bigger in some patients and slightly smaller in other patients. As a general rule, it is best to perceive that a breast lift reshapes and lifts the breast but does not really change its cup size.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

The breast size does not change with lift only

The breast lift involves repositioning the nipple/areola complex without removing any breast tissue. Your breast size would be the same as you wear a push up bra.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Will Breasts Look Smaller After a Lift Without Implants?

This is an excellent question. What you have to understand is that a person who needs a lift generally does because most, if not all, of the breast volume has dropped below the horizontal midpoint (or the "equater") of the breast. A lift will redistribute this breast tissue back to 50% above and 50% below. This may give the effective appearance of a smaller size, even though no breast tissue has been removed. So if you take your hands and move your breast... more

Gary D. Breslow, MD
Paramus Plastic Surgeon

Lifted Breasts look Fuller and Perkier

A sagging breast looks fuller only when supported in a bra. When the support is removed the breast Davis and the top portion of the breast is empty. When a short scar (Hall-Findlay) Mastopexy is done the sagging portion of the breast is flipped under the breast acting as an auto-implant making the breast appear fuller AND perkier. Pete A Aldea, MD

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Lift and Cup size

It depends on what you mean by look smaller. Depending on what type of life you have, in general, the breast skin in reduced and this compresses the breast gland into a smaller volume. However, if you compare this against the appearance of your breast in a supporting bra, it might be the same. You should discuss your concern about appearance and size withyour surgeon so the technique can be tailored to your goals. Robin T. W.Yuan., M. D.

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Lifted breasts look bigger than droopy ones

When a nice breast lift is done and the volume of the breast is brought back up and pointing forward, they look bigger as an optical illusion since they actually have less tissue (skin) than they did before.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast lifting and Breast Size Change?

Thank you for the question. It is hard to promise or predict final cup size after breast surgery. With breast lifting, even though no breast tissue is removed, the breast shape and position are changed. This change in position and shape may result in a different cup size or a different level of filling of the cup of a bra. For example, a breast that sits lower on the chest wall may require a larger cup size bra than the same volume breast sitting higher on the chest wall. In... more