Can Asymmetric Breasts Be Fixed Without Breast Implants?

asked 2 years ago by badhabit in UK
Latest answer by Tito Vasquez, MD
Question viewed 1,331 times
Tags: breasts, female, asymmetry, A cup, C cup, fat

I have asymmetric breasts and I was wondering what could be done about them. I know usually an Breast implant is used in the smaller breast but is there anyway this can be avoided?

I've heard of a patients own fat being used for breast enlargement, Would this be an option for asymmetric breasts? Im looking for the least invasive option. My left breast is an A cup and my right a C cup. Thanks for your help.

9 answers to Can Asymmetric Breasts Be Fixed Without Breast Implants?

Fixing asymmetric breasts without implants?

The only way to fix your asymmetry without an implant would be to make your C cup breast smaller to match your A cup. Otherwise, you need an implant. No other option exists that can come close to making a 2 cup size difference.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Correction of Asymmetric breasts

Entire books are devoted to your question. Without photographs, it is impossible to answer your question except in the simplest most general terms. Most women want LARGER breasts than A cups. If this is the case with you, the smaller breast would have to be augmented to close to the size of the larger breasts. If you want a smaller larger breast - it would have to be reduced to a volume which would have to be matched by a smaller breast augmentation. The use of fat grafts to augment breast... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Breast Asymmetry

Autologous fat grafting for breast augmentation is still an area of much controversy in plastic surgery. It can be done, but even under the best of circumstances, you are not likely to go from an A cup to a C cup with a single fat transfer. In addition, there may be other issues to address, such as asymmetry in nipple position. Without an examination, I can not give you any specifics, but to achieve symmetry you will need to make a choice: enlarge the smaller breast... more

Mark Preston, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Correction of Asymmetrical Breasts without implants

There are some surgeons who are now advocating the use of fat for breast augmentation and have some nice results from it. However, I think that most of us would agree that it is still too early to know how these patient do in the long run, including how this procedure affects future mammograms. So in general, if you wanted to maintain a reasonable cup size and achieve balance, then an implant would most likely be needed-- we would need photos and to do an exam to know for sure, but... more

Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Fixing breasts that aren't even without implants

First of all, virtually every woman has some degree of uneven or asymetric breasts. In one sense, asymmetry is more "natural" than perfect symmetry. There are a number of ways that breasts could be fixed without implants. Some of these options include fat grafting, rearranging the breast tissue, reduction in the opposite breast, correction of nipple heights or the fold underneath the breast. You should discuss with your surgeon why implants are not a... more

Tito Vasquez, MD
Southport Plastic Surgeon

Can breast assymetry be fixed without an implant.

You wrote that one breast is an A cup the other a C cup. The answer is: If you are willing to accept an A cup on both sides, the larger side can be reduced to match the smaller side. Often the shape of the breasts are different and one needs to reshape both breasts. If the A cup is too small for you then an implant is needed on the smaller side. Fat grafting is an option if you are opposed to an implant. I am really simplifying the things for you. You need a consultation with a good plastic... more

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD
Morristown Plastic Surgeon

No implant with a breast reduction

Breast asymmetry can be a hard problem to address and not always as simple as placing an implant on the smaller side. Very often, the breasts are not only different sizes but also different shapes. An implant will augment the smaller breast but you still won't necessarily match the larger side if they are not the same shape. A breast reduction on the larger side would be one option. You would need a consulation to determine if enough tissue could safely be removed to match the size of the... more

Jeremy Waldman, MD
Manchester Plastic Surgeon

Options for breast asymmetry

The only other alternative which has not been mentioned is to consdier the use of the BRAVA system. This is not unlike a breast pump which is worn at least 12 hours a day and can achieve an increase of a half to one cup size. IF you could get your A size breast up to a B then you could reduce your C size to a B. Fat injections are only beginning to be accepted in the US but have been performed in Europe for some time.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Asymmetry

Since you are small on the one side I would have to say no. The option would be to do a reduction on the larger side, but getting you down to an A cup would likely not be possible. Fat grafting to the breast is still in its early phase and we dont know how it will interfere with mammogram and screening. Hope that helps.