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Will Implants Be Enough to Lift and Fill out my Breasts?

asked 1 year ago by nicole196 in New York
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 3,800 times
Tags: age 18-24, female, African American, fuller, lift

I would like a simple breast lift but I am African-American and horribly afraid of the scar. Will implants be enough to lift my breasts and fill them out? What do you recommend?

14 answers to Will Implants Be Enough to Lift and Fill out my Breasts?

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Implants do not lift a breast

Implants increase cup size, they do not treat sagging. This is a common misconception that many people have. Yes they can fill out and temporarily perk up a sagging breast, but the implant falls to the lower pole of the breast. You therefore have aggravation of sagging as time passes, and a larger, saggier version of yourself. You need a lift, and there is the trade off of scarring. There is no other way, or we would be doing it that way. Just because you are African American does not... more
Hayley Brown MD

Henderson Plastic Surgeon
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Implants +/- lift

Implants in general do not lift the breasts too much, and in your case you will also need a breast lift.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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You need both a breast lift and implants

You will obtain the best result with a vertical (or 'lollipop') breast lift, as well as implants to fill out the upper breasts. I can certainly understand you concern about the scars. However, patients generally are very pleased with the improvements in size and shape as well as the decrease in the areolas. The scars somehow seem much less bothersome when the breasts are more beautiful.
Eric Pugash, MD

Vancouver Plastic Surgeon

www.vancouvercosmeticsurgery.ca

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Implants + sagging breasts = large, sagging breasts

In my opinion, implants would not provide you with sufficent lift and could resutl in the appearance of a larger more "saggy" breast see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Breast lifting from implants

The amount of lifting of the breasts from insertion of breast implants is minimal, and a simple breast augmentation in your case would most likely produce a suboptimal result. You should consider a short scar or vertical incision type of breast lift (mastopexy) performed concurrently with the augmentation.
Olivia Hutchinson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Implants or Breast Lift

Implants will only fill empty or small breast area but won’t lift the breast or nipple. If the nipple is falling below the inframammary crease than you probably need a lift.
Robert N. Young, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.dryoungforever.com

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Breast Implants will NOT Adequately reshape your breasts

Hi there- You clearly need a breast lift. Implants will not give you a pleasing outcome, or a lasting one at that. Breast lift scars do NOT need to be ugly... Please see this photo:
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implants do NOT Lift significantly Sagging Breasts

Regarding:  "Will Implants Be Enough to Lift and Fill out my Breasts?   I would like a simple breast lift but I am African-American and horribly afraid of the scar. Will implants be enough to lift my breasts and fill them out? What do you recommend?" Implants are a lousy way to lift sagging breasts. They "work" only in the most minor of breast sagging and in the vast majority of cases worsen the sagging rapidly. You would do VERY well with a... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Maybe

You look like you have almost grade 2 ptosis ( nipple is below infamammary line) If so, you probably need a lift with an implant -- but if you dont mind being a little bit saggy, then perhaps only a Large Implant may suffice.
William B. Rosenblatt, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Implants vs Breast Lift

I understand your concern about scarring, but you will not be happy with an augmentation alone.  With the degree of ptosis you have this would accentuate rather than improve it.  It appears that you have a good volume of breast tissue and should have a nice result with a mastopexy with or without a small implant.
John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon
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Your breast require a breast lift with or with out a implant or a reduction mamoplasty

There is no question that your breast require lifting in order to improve their appearance. Putting implants in with out a lift will only make your sagging breast larger and they will appear more saggy. In order to make your breast look better you need to have your breast reshaped by moving the nipple areolar complex up to a better level. Then your breast tissue can be lifted and reshaped to give you the desired size and shape. If your breast seem a little larger than you like then you could... more
Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD

Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Breast lift and breast implants

Currently the vast majority of your breasts lie below the level of the inframmary crease (skin fold under the breast). If you place breast implants without any other breast surgery you will make this worse. If the implants are placed above the muscle they could fall into the hanging skin envelope and make this breast sagging worse. If they are placed under the muscle they will be separate from the hanging breast tissue and you will effectively have 2 breasts on each side or 4 total.... more
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Implant for breast ptosis

In short, do not get implants without a lift. You have too much sagging to simply insert implants. You will end up with either larger but still saggy breasts or a double bubble deformity.
Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Lift with or without implants

To perk up a drooping breast, your surgeon will remove excess skin, reposition the nipple, and redrape and tighten the remaining skin to support the breast. The areola may also be reduced in size. A mastopexy (breast lift) raises droopy breasts from one to several inches and excess skin is removed. If you're sagging or asymmetrical, and are looking for perkiness, you'll need a lift--or, if you also want more volume, a lift and implants.   When women with saggy breasts want... more
Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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