Asymmetry Following Breast Lift and Reduction, What Are My Options?

asked 8 months ago by Rosemary Maples in Fort Worth, TX
Latest answer by Kamran Khoobehi, MD
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Tags: asymmetry, options

My left Brest is bigger and my fight on is flat. I went to the doctor that did them and he told me he wanted to do lipo on the left breast and silicon implants to feel out the look to make them the same. What would you do?? Did my doctor mess them up the frust time around or did I have this shape before just never knew it because my Breasts where so big and do you think I should go to a doctor that has more expiries than the one I do have?

5 answers to Asymmetry Following Breast Lift and Reduction, What Are My Options?

Your before reduction/lift pictures would help

Your asymmetriy is very normal and you have few option. If you want bigger breast, you can get implants to enlarge the breas with different sizes for each breast. The next option is fat grafting to even out the size.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Unhappy with asymmetry of breasts following a breast reduction

Most women have asymmetry of their breasts, some quite substantial. Without photographs, it is unknown what the extent of your situation was. Regardless, one should never expect complete symmetry following a breast reduction. Though your postoperative photo appears to show some asymmetry (file size too small), this is by no means abnormal or evidence of a poor surgical outcome.Iin fact, the results are quite acceptable. Nevertheless, if you desire greater symmetry and your plastic... more

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

Breast Asymmetry

Most women have natural asymmetry - our left and right side are never mirror images. However, if there is an obvious difference, surgery can help improve that. I don't think your doctor messed up - I always talk to my patients about the fact that subtle asymmetries will remain following surgery, and we go over the preoperative asymmetries that already exist... focusing on the ones that I can control and the ones that will remain after the... more

Michelle Spring, MD
Marina Del Rey Plastic Surgeon

Breast asymmetry after surgery

Thank you for the pictures- it shows the breast asymmetry that you are referring to. As you mentioned, breast asymmetry is very common prior to surgery and some breast asymmetry is to be expected after surgery. So, I do not believe your doctor “messed up”. Improving symmetry in your case should not be difficult and there are several options available and you may get several different opinions from different doctors. You should determine what your goals are and make sure... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Mastopexy and asymmetry

Asymmetry between the breast is normal with their without surgery. You may have had an asymmetry prior to surgery and this makes it more likely to have the asymmetry after surgery or asymmetry could be caused by more breast tissue removed on one side than the other. No breast reduction is perfectly symmetric but you do your best during surgery to make the breasts as symmetric as possible. It may take 6 months or more for all the swelling to go away and get a final look of the surgery... more

Wendell Perry, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

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