Breast lift without implants?

Mastopexy (breast lift) deals primarily with improving the shape of the breast by modifying the skin envelope around the breast tissue.  Both breast augmentation and mastopexy can have an effect on the amount of sag that a breast has however individuals with a significant amount of breast sag typcially... more

Breast lifts can be performed without implants. However, the implants are about the only method of achieving persistent and sustained upper fullness to the breasts that patients general desire. The vast majority of breast lifts in the United States are performed with an implant in order to achieve this goal: I... more

A variety of surgical breast surgery techniques can be used for restoring the breasts to a more youthful position and shape. The goal is to both relocate the nipples to a higher position, and to restore breast projection (and to maintain projection for the long term). Breast lift surgery works well for... more

If you have enough breast tissue to allow the surgeon to sculpt an aesthetic conical mound without needing the extra volume of an implant, you can have a mastopexy with no implants.  This is what I personally do in about 15% of my mastopexies.  The only other issue you need to accept is that you... more

Breast lifts are often perfromed without implants.  I recommend this procedure often if a patient has enough natural breast tissue to achieve the results desired.  The technique performed will affect the shape of the breasts, however, so be sure and ask to see your surgeons previous work.

You are my favorite type of patient for a breast lift.  You are happy with your size in a bra and thus, most likely, do not need implants.  There are some patients who are happy with their size in a bra but a lot of the volume is from excess skin, which of course, will be removed during the lift... more

Hi, Breast lift without implants is certainly a commonly performed operation and, in many patients, yields fantastic results.  Provided you haven't lost too much volume in the upper portion of your breasts, and that your biggest problems are generalized sagginess of the breast skin and tissue, as well as... more

A breast lift is commonly done without breast implants.  Implants make the breasts larger and many women are satisfied with the size of their breasts.

If an ideal breast shape can be obtained with only a Breast Lift (Mastopexy) without recourse to implants (Augmentation Mastopexy) then, by all means, that would be the way to go. If you like your current breasts volume but would like to get them perkier - a Breast Lift (Without implants) is THE operation... more

Absolutely! Breast lifts are preformed in many combinations with a couple of different techniques and incisions. See your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for answers that pertain to your anatomy and goals. I perform a vertical mastopexy (lolli-pop style incision around the areola with an up/down scar... more