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Can You Fix Breast Sagging with Just a Implant ? If So Does the Implant Have to Be Large Considering I'm Already a D/DD?

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Breast implants alone will not correct severe sagging.

Implants will not lift the entire breast, or correct severely sagging breasts, they can improve the overall appearance of sagging. Patients who are self-conscious about breast sagging are encouraged to consider the cosmetic procedure breast lift. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Will breast implants lift a sagging breast

I am afraid that a breast implant will not lift you, it might give an optical illusion of a lift for a short period of time, but once it settles in, the new breast and implant mound will be low on your ribcage. You might need to consider a breast lift, with or without an implant, but if you are a D, I think you likely have enough of your own tissue.

Breast lift with or without augmentation

It is difficult to determine without a photo what your best option is, but if you're sagging or asymmetrical, and are looking for perkiness, as well as bigger breasts, implants may give you the answer. However, if you don’t want to be bigger, then a breast lift may be a better alternative. A breast lift raises droopy breasts from one to several inches and excess skin is removed. If you want to go bigger, and also be perkier, it may be possible to have implants placed to fill... more

Breast augmentation and sagging breasts

Breast augmentation aby themselves can sometimes lift breasts a small amount. However, breast implants alone are not the best option to lift breasts. If your breasts are already large, placing implants will only make the situation worse. A formal breast lift (mastopexy) is usually needed to get the best result.

Breast Lift with Breast Implant?

Only in certain cases can implants be used to give a slight lift to the breasts. In the majority of women who need lifts, using implants alone will give the breasts what we call a "Snoopy Deformity." The breast will look like Snoopy's head in profile. This is because the breast tissue will hang off the breast implant instead of being centered over the implant. It is difficult to speak specifically about what procedure you need without examining you, but the fact... more

Implants should not be used to correct large, saggy breasts.

Although a small degree of sagginess can be corrected with implants, large ptotic (saggy) breasts will need mastopexy (breast lift). Often times, patients are afraid of mastopexy scars and request augmentation when in fact they need lift. With large implants, breasts will soon saggier than before. You should answer if you want larger breasts or perkier breasts. Given your current size of D/DD, you will have attractive size and shape with breast lift.

Breast Augmentation with DD breasts

Breast Augmentation surgery treats small breast size. It is not meant to correct primary problems of shape. If you are already a double DD, you will definitely need a lift to correct your shape. Depending on the size you want to be, a small implant may be considered in conjunction with the lift. In your case, an implant alone would only increase your breast cup size and stretch the skin more worsening your breast sagging, like a rock in a... more

Implants and sagging breasts

Implants can sometimes help with sagging breasts. If you have a small amount of sagging you can put an implant above the muscle and or place an anatomic / teardrop implant. In a large breast this really doesn't work. It's really not a good idea to chase a hanging breast by putting in a larger implant. Finallly an implant is never a replacement for a lift.

Implants do not treat breast sagging

No. Breast implants alone will not correct sagging D/DD breasts. They may briefly create the illusion of a lift but shortly the added weight of the implant make the sagging even worse.

Breast Implants Do Not Correct Sagginess, Breast Lifts Do

One of the very common misconceptions is that a breast implant can lift up a sagging breast. In general, this is not true. In smaller breasts with a little sag a breast implant will have a minor lifting effect. But in a much larger breast, it will only make it bigger and not change the sag in any satisfactory amount. The concept that is necessary, and it is a difficult one to accept for some patients because of the resultant scars, is that of a breast lift. The combination of a... more

Sagging of Large Breast Not Correctible with Implant Alone

Significant sagging of any breast should be corrected with a mastopexy (breast lift) rather than with an implant. If you are currently wearing a D/DD bra, you will probably need a reduction to achieve a satisfactory result. It would be a mistake to try to lift an already very heavy breast by placing an implant.

Can breast sagging be corrected with implants?

Since you have large breasts putting implants will increase the weight of your breasts and possibly cause more sagging with time especially if you have stretchy skin. The best option is to counteract that effect by lifting the breasts. Best of luck

Sagging breasts and implants

I am sked this question a lot. Putting an implant in will only increase the volume it will not lift them. You will need a more formal lift to achieve that result.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Can You Fix Breast Sagging with Just a Implant ? If So Does the Implant Have to Be Large Considering I'm Already a D/DD?

Very hard to advise without a posted photo. My guess is you need a donut lift with a average size implant. From MIAMI DR. darryl J. Blinski

Not in your case!

Although a small, sagging breast may look a bit uplifted with an implant because it gives upper pole fullness, this technique will not work in the case of your D/DD cup sized breasts. You will need a lift and may benefit from a slight reduction in the lower part of the breast, plus an implant to give more fullness in the upper pole. Large implants only will produce larger, saggier breasts in your situation.

Sagging requires correction

You have to look at what your problems are. Sagging is one problem. A lift corrects sagging. Small breasts is another. Implants make breasts larger. Sagging is a separate problem that implants do not correct. So have a procedure done which corrects your problem, which is not a problem of small breasts in your case.

Implants only lift the breast very slightly

This is a very common request. Larger breasts that sag almost always require a lift. Unfortunately many surgeons go ahead and put in implants to "mask" the droopiness. This results in an unhappy patient with bigger, droopier breasts. While many woman go in to the surgeon and do not want lifts because of the scarring involved, they need to understand what can be achieved with an implant alone. I would suggest meeting with a board certified plastic... more

Breast Implants do Not Correct Severe Sagging

Breast implants do lift the breast a little bit, but it is not a treatment for sagging breasts. In this case, you will likely need a breast lift of some form. Placing an implant in a sagging breast envelope without a lift procedure could procedure a ball-in-sock aged appearance. Talk to a board certified plastic surgeon to learn more about your options.

Breast Augmentation to help breast sagging

Thanks for the question. In general breast sagging requires a formal breast lift or mastopexy. Performing a breast augmentation to alleviate sagging is bad practice and ultimately you will be dissatisfied with the results. My recommendation is to followup with a board certified plastic surgeon in your region to assess you and determine the correct management plan for optimal results. Best of luck, Glenn Vallecillos, M.D., F.A.C.S.