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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?
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nicole196
in New York
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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...
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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.
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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.
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