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Is a Crescent Lift Enough for Me with Implants? Mother of One, Weight Loss, A Cup. (photo)

Mother of one, I breastfed for a long period of time, while I was my breasts were a perfectly round/large. I've lost over 30 pounds, my breasts have shrunk down to a 34 A, my left breast drops a bit lower than the right and also a bit smaller. I want my breasts to be a larger C cup. I went to a counciltation and was told that I would need a crescent lift with high profile saline implants to achieve the look I want. I am 5 '3, 118 pounds. Would this be suitable for me?

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16 Doctor Answers | Asked by sunshinegirl00

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Breast Lift Type for Minimal Sag

The answer to your question lies in letting you surgeon know specifically what you would like to look like following the surgery. For example, how perky do you want to be, how large (a "larger C" cup means different things to different people), what shape do you want to have, do you want more cleavage as your breasts are widely spaced apart, etc? The best way I have found is to bring in a medical photo from a plastic surgeon's website for discussion. I would anticipate that the... more

Crescent lift is NOT enough

You descibe having lost 30 lbs and your breasts were large and round and now have shrunk down to a size 34 A. You have more skin than volume at this time. I would recommend a breast augmentation using silicone gel implants, retro-pectoral. This can be done through a peri-areola incision that will allow placement of the implant, elevate the breast tissue and elevate the nipple. This should all be aligned in the same horizontal plane to give maximum projection. A... more

To lift or not to lift...

A common question with breast augmentation is whether or not a lift will be necessary at the time of implant placement. In general, it depends upon the amount of ptosis (drooping of the breasts) prior to surgery, implant size, skin laxity, and breast fold position. Given your photos, you likely will not need a lift at all. The "crescent" mastopexy can lead to disfiguring scars above the areolas or an oval shape (rather than round) to the nipples. Minor lifts can be done with... more

David Bogue, MD

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Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

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To lift or not

Base on what I see from your photos I would think the best choice for you would be a simple augmentation with silicone implants not saline.

No lift needed

Review your options with a board certified plastic surgeon. From the photos provided, you may be a candidate for breast enhancement using an implant only.

George John Alexander, MD

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Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

Crescent Lift?

Your breasts have an appearance of sagging in part because your nipples and areolae are located toward the lower part of your breast. It does not seem that you need a lift of any kind and especially not a crescent lift which is generally ineffective and often results in a bad scar and deformity of the areola. You may benefit, however, from lowering of the crease under your breast so that the implant can be positioned properly behind your nipple and you can avoid excessive upper... more

Crescent breast "lifts"

I agree with the consensus and would only emphasize that a "crescent lift" is not a breast lift and at best adjusts the position of the nipple-areola but doesn't allow the forces of tension around the areola to adjust and often neither accomplishes what is intended but leaves a worse scar than a periareolar incision. A properly done breast augmentation with properly sized implants will avoid the need for any periareolar scars, at least for now.

Breast augmentation and crescent lift?

I am not sure you need a crescent lift at all. The breast augmentation will fill out your breasts and just based solely on your photos, the nipple heights look OK. An exam in person would be definitive.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation with Crescent Lift?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I would agree with other respondents, that breast lifting may not be necessary at all. In general, I am not a fan of "crescent” breast lifting, given that they accomplish very little and expose you to risk of distortion/elongation of the areola. I hope this helps.

Questions about breast augmentation

Based on the photos that you have submitted there is a better chance than not that you would get an excellent result with a breast augmentation without the need for a breast lift. Your nipples are pointing in an anterior direction and there is a short distance between the nipple and the crease under your breast. Depending upon the degree of skin laxity you may be able to achieve your desire of a large C cup breast. My recommendation would however be to use a gel filled... more