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How Many CC Will Make These Sad Boobs Happy with out a Lift?

asked 11 months ago by FitPostKids
Latest answer by Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
Question viewed 1,289 times
Tags: areola reduction, implant size

I know immediate answer is Lift them , But if I was to just want to go large and get the lift in say 5-10 years what size CC would fill them up? I am going to get the nipple reduced either way, Thank you

14 answers to How Many CC Will Make These Sad Boobs Happy with out a Lift?

Sagging breasts + large implants = big and droopy

Hi FitPostKids: My best advice is to wait till you are ready to have breast lift surgery before you choose to do any surgery at all. First of all, areola reduction is most reliable and long lasting when a full lift is performed. Secondly, with the level of breast sag you have (breast ptosis), trying to fill up the empty skin with implant (without reducing skin size or improving shape with a lift) will just make you look big and droopy (instead of just droopy)! I have seen many patients who... more

Mary C. Herte, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

Antidepressant for sad boobs - lift them

I don't think they will be happy without a lift. Implants above the muscle will give you some lift, but you will just look big, but still be saggy.

Suresh Koneru, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Happy Breasts

Just putting in an implant of any size may not improve the shape of your breastss to your satisfaction. No question that your volume would increase but the tissue characteristics that lead to the unhappy drooping would be unaltered. Consider a lift as the first stage to improve the shape and maybe volume increase as a second stage per your ultimate decision. I hope this info helps.

Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants for lifts

Your breasts are too low to consider for augmentation. Breast implants are pillows at the base of the breast and your breasts have fallen (sagged) off the base. They need to be repositioned over the base -- a lift or mastopexy procedure. There are some myths about breast implants that unfortunately are still seen or heard. Breast implants to not lift breast regardless of their size. In the proper situation where the breast is not too low, a lift effect can be obtained by filling out the... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

A huge implant instead of a lift?

Stop before you and your surgeon do something very, very unwise. A huge implant still won't fix your sagging and will thin out your tissues and make you even saggier. Breast lift is such a wonderful procedure for patients like you. If the lift is done well, it will make you look a little bit larger with better upper pole shape and smaller areolas. Unless you scar really badly, the scars should be very acceptable once they have matured. Seattle Plastic Surgeon,... more

Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift versus augmentation

It seems that everyone is in agreement with this one. You have faily large ptotic (droopy) breasts. Large implants will maybe lift the nipple/arolear complex a little higher on the breast mound , but will contribute to an even faster rate of fall for the breasts. You really should reconsider the lift option. Even then you will find that gravity will continue to pull your breasst down over time. The most enduring feature of a lift is the centralization of the nipple and areola on the breast... more

Daniel A. Medalie, MD
Cleveland Plastic Surgeon

www.clevelandplasticsurgery.com

Breast implants vs breast lift

Based on your photos you need a breast lift, not breast implants. The implants will only worsen the degree of sagging in your breasts. Once you have a lift you could later, at a second stage, have implants inserted which would give you a reasonable result. Please consult with a board certified plastic surgeon for a complete examination and for a surgical plan based on your unique anatomy. Best wishes, Dr. Bruno

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Correction Of Sad Boobs Without Lift

You did not not provide a lateral photo, but it appears that your nipple is probably below the inframammary crease. If this is the case, you will need a breast lift to get a result with which you are happy. It is very difficult to impossible to get a satisfactory result with augmentation without a concomitant lift to achieve a nice rresult when the nipple is situated this low on the chest wall.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

No lift and augmentation

No amount of augmentation will lift your breasts enough. You are probably a better candidate for a lift and augmentation. But an exam would be essential to be sure.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Making a sad breast happy

The short answer is happiness comes from within, and you ultimately know what final cup size would make you happy. I am not certain that the implant needed would be all that large, though we would recommend that you consider a sub-glandular silicone gel implant (not HP) to fill out and 'lift' and give the best blending with the breast tissue. The areolar reduction will allow a bit of an round the nipple style lift and things can work out to be a happy result. Just let your surgeon... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

For a desirable outcome refocus on the breast lift

For a desirable outcome, refocus on the breast lift. An augmentation will not correct ptosis and may actually accentuate problems with continued sagging of breasts.

Chen Lee, MD
Montreal Plastic Surgeon

Very large breast implants to avoid a breast lift?

I do not there are enough cc's in existence to make your breasts look good without a lift. Even with gigantic implants, your breasts will hang off of the implants like empty socks. It is incorrect thinking to hope that if you only go large enough, they will "lift" the breasts. The bottom of the implants are at the level of the crease below the breast, and the breast hanging below that point will not be filled out by an implant, no matter how gigantic. And the... more

Robert M. Grenley, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift only!!!

A big implant is absolutely NOT the answer for you. What you need is a lift and maybe no implant at all. The scars will fade (look at my web site) and the shape will be soooo much better that the scars will likely not even be an issue later. If you go with big implants now, you will create several issues and future problems not to mention what will, quite honestly, be a really unattractive look.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

How Many CC Will Make These Sad Boobs Happy with out a Lift?

Putting in 800cc implants in a futile, simplistic way to circumvent a breast lift in a lady with such significant breast sagging is in my opinion bordering on malpractice. Your breasts ALREADY sagged without any addition weight being added to them. Adding MORE weight to a sagging breast hoping to permanently lift them is as intelligent as giving an already falling cartoon character (IE Wylie cayote) a heavy anvil in the hope that the additional weight would stop the fall and maybe lift him.... more