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Closer together and very perky - Are my Breast Augmentation Expectations Realistic?

asked 11 months ago by LilyRose19 in Spokane, WA
Latest answer by Alan Engler, MD
Question viewed 1,312 times
Tags: A cup, perky, realistic

I have very small breasts (34A) that have a downward curvature from my sternum. However, with breast augmentation, the results I'm looking for would be closer together and very perky. I am not worried about keeping my natural shape because I don't particularly care for it. With my natural shape, would results like these be realistic and/or achievable? (First 2 pictures are me)

18 answers to Closer together and very perky - Are my Breast Augmentation Expectations Realistic?

Breast Implants - Implants Alone? Will My Result Look Like Either of the Following?

Hi LilyRose19 in Spokane, WA, One of the hardest things to do is to look at someone else's post-op photos and to try to get an idea of what you'll look like based on that. Each person is different, and you can only judge a given post-op result when you compare it with its own pre-op appearance. Similarly, you can only look like you with implants - not like anyone else with implants. It is difficult to make an absolute recommendation based on these photos alone... more

Alan Engler, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Expectations Following Breast Augmentation

The key to answering this question lies partly in what the pre-operative photographs look like for the example you provided. The closer those pre-op photos resemble your breasts the more likely your result will be similar. The use of before & after photos may be helpful to convey the size (e.g. larger or smaller) and shape (e.g. round, full, natural, mature) a patient is interested in achieving. My experience has been that when patients bring in before & after photos, these... more

Kenneth Dembny, II, MD
Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon

www.mycpss.com

Realistic breast augmentation expections

You appear to have thinner tissues and certainly have lower nipple position than the post-augmentation photos that you have shown. As far as I can tell from your photos, you should expect to obtain a very nice improvement from breast augmentation, although I doubt you will look very similar to the photos you selected. How close together implants will reside ("cleavage") depends on several factors, not all of which can be controlled...these include the shape of your... more

Robert M. Grenley, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.seattleplasticsurgery.com

Realistic Breast Augmentation Results

It is always difficult to match exactly another patient's result with a breast augmentation. I do think, however, that it is possible in your situation to achieve a result which is comparable to the photo of the model you provided. Show the photo to your plastic surgeon during your initial consultation and ask her/him if this seems feasible.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation

Your nipples look a little low right now. So afterwards the nipples would most likely still look a little low. Doesn't mean they won't look good but maybe a little more like the second example your showed and not the first.

David E. Kim, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Are my Breast Augmentation Expectations Realistic?

That is the question! Are your expectations realistic comparing the other photos to your?? Hard to advise but I think you should expect a less than exact result compared to those photos.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation -getting it right the first time

If you ask 10 different surgeons you are going to get 10 different answers. I think you will be happier with the look you have after breast augmentation because you will look closer to the photo of the results you want. However without seeing the before photos on the other persion or knowing specific breast measurements in common before surgery it is impossible to say how close your end results will be, even if you place the same size implants. My response to your question/post does not... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation expectations

You should be able to get a result of similar size and similar sternal relationship. You will not be as tight or perky appearing. The nipples would not appear as high as the first "after" example you show. You are likley to get a more natural result than the two examples. I would not recommend a lift. Good luck

Ernest D. Cronin, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation expectations

You have shown us good photos of yourself and two different post op patients. I would guess that you could expect to look as good as the first set of post ops. Her results are better than those in the second set from my aesthetic viewpoint. I think it's because the implants in the second set look a little too large.

Hugh McLean, MD
Mississauga Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation does not reduce the volume of skin

The biggest difference between your photos and those of the desired result is the volume of skin and the position of the nipple/ areola. An augmentation will lift what you have, and if the implant is positioned properly and the muscle released adequately, your breasts will seem to move up on the implant, which is what you seem to want. However, your skin volume will not permit your breasts to be as tight and high as the other photos. I think you would get a better result... more

Mark B. Constantian, MD
Nashua Plastic Surgeon

Your expectations are not realistic

The pictures that you have used for the post surgery results is a patient with higher nipple position . Your nipples are larger and positioned lower. You get great result with breast augmentation and may need breast.I would not recommend combined surgery and would do the lift later on.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Postop expectation following breast augmentation

Reviewing your photos I would say that size-wise you can have a result similar to the photos that you included. But it is important to know that the postop result is dependent on the preoperative status of the breasts. We do not know what the patient in the example looked like prior to surgery, although one can speculate. Your breasts have some sagging and down pointing of the nipple. I would most likely include a lifting termed a periareolar mastopexy, where the scars are confined to... more

George Lefkovits, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Realistic expectations

I would think so. The real limiting factors for a straight-forward augmentation are the width of the breast base and availability of skin/soft tissue cover. As you wish for quite a large augmentation, an uplift is absolutely NOT necessary. In fact a large implant with an uplift will position your nipples abnormally high.

Anindya Lahiri, MBBS
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

Realistic expectations from breast augmentation

The best way to estimate your result from breast augmentation is to try to find an individual who looks much like you before implants. Your breast is a little shorter and tighter to the breast fold, less round in shape. The photo does show what you like in terms of shape and fill, and therefore is important in planning breast augmentation. Based on our experience your can have a very nice result that will be characteristically you. We would not do a breast lift as suggested by others... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Reasonable breast augmentation aspirations

This is an excellent question! From the photos presented I feel your aspirataions are reasonable and very achievable. Though the nipple placement on two of the photos are rather high for you the augmentation with the ability to achieve a 'perky' more full appearance would give you a beautiful end result! Depending on your desired size a slight lift may be needed to elevate the nipple. When you have made the decision to go forward with breast augmentation... more

Patrick J. Viscardi, MD
South Bend Plastic Surgeon

Unrealistic expectations

You are thinner than the "after" photos you show. You should go online and find someone who looks very much like you do preoperatively and find a result you like. My guess is that the "after" photo patients are younger and less saggy than you and have a little more body fat. I've had middle aged patients bring in airbrushed centerfolds! Talk about unrealistic expectations! Lisa Lynn Sowder, M.D.

Lisa L. Sowder, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants

You have a little drooping and this will affect the ultimate position of your nipples. also the amount of tissue you currently may impact how "fake" your breasts appear. consider a donut lift as well.

Michael Hueneke, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Expectations from breast augmentation

Thank you for this good question. It would be wise for most patients to ask this too. In your case, the volume and general look should be achievable but your nipples won't be as high as in the examples you show. The augmentation magnifies the shape you have and if you don't like the shape as you say, you might want to consider a periareolar lift to move the nipples higher like where they are located in your desired result. An augmentation... more