Breast Lift: Q&A
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I've Had Implants For a Few Years, Can I Get A Lift Without Exchanging Implants?
I decided to get implants a couple years back they took about a year to heal and get into place ( horrific) now that they have settled I'm not satisfied with the results, I would like to get a lift as I hoped for perkier breast. Can I get a breast lift while keeping the same implants? I read on a couple of sites that this is possible but when I asked my Dr ( who doesn't do lifts) he said, "no", I would need to go through the NEW IMPLANT JOB all over again
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allforme
in Chandler, AZ
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Can a breast lift be done without implant exchange?
Yes it can be done assuming that your breasts are soft and you do not experience a capsular contracture. I'm perplexed as the other surgeons are, about your surgeon not able to do a breast lift. Is he/she a plastic surgeon or some other specialty who learned this on a weekend course? The fact that it took you a year to heal is very odd indeed. Please get another opinion with a board certified plastic surgeon (not cosmetic surgeon). ASPS (plasticsurgery.org) has a list of board...
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Lift after implants
Unless your implants are way too big (or too small, for that matter), I don't know why you couldn't have a lift without changing out the implants. If your plastic surgeon was trying to achieve a lift by putting in over-sized implants, when you really needed a lift in the first place, then you may want to have smaller implants put in. Without pictures and without knowing the size of your implants, it is difficult to say.
Was this done by a board certified plastic...
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Lift without implant exchange
A breast lift can be done without exchanging your implants as long as your implants are intact. It is important for you to discuss with a board certified plastic surgeon the look you are hoping to achieve from surgery. He or she should be able to help you decide if it can be accomplished from the lift alone, or if different implants are recommended. Good luck.
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Old implants with breast lift
In some cases a lift may be done without implant exchange. You should have several Board certified Plastic Surgeon evaluations before your proceed. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
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I've Had Implants For a Few Years, Can I Get A Lift Without Exchanging Implants?
Best to see your surgeon and some other boarded PSs in your area to have an in person evaluation. In some cases you can have a lift without exchanging the implants.
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Breast Lift without changing Implants
First of all, any qualified plastic surgeon will do a lift if you need one and will not require new implants if yours are only two years old and of a size that is satisfactory to you. So the next thing to do is find a good board certified plastic surgeon. He'll answer your questions. It;s pretty hard to answer questions on the internet without at least a good set of medical quality photos.
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"Real" plastic surgeons do breast lifts (even after implants). Who did your surgery?
As you have found out, breast implants do NOT lift breasts, they only fill loose skin. And if your nipples point down, they will still point down. It sounds as if you had implants placed by a doctor who is not an ABPS-certified plastic surgeon (you can check at plasticsurgery.org ), since every reputable ABPS-certified plastic surgeon who performs breast augmentation also performs breast lifts.
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Use only Board Certified Plastic Surgeons for breast augmentations and lifts
As is Dr. Baxter, I am very concerned that you might have gone to a non-plastic surgeon as there are many people out there doing breast augmentations who are not properly trained. I can't imagine a real plastic surgeon who does not do breasts lifts. Also, if you need a lift because the nipple areola are low or point down, no amount of implant excahnging will ever fix that, only a lift will do. If your implants are intact, are a good size and have no problems, there...
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Lift after implants
If your breasts are sagging it sounds perfectly reasonable to have a lift without exchanging your implants provided that the pockets are soft.
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Breast lift after breast augmentation
Many women may find that after a breast augmentation, they now require a lift. In fact, some surgeons even stage the two procedures under certain circumstances (perform each procedure as a separate surgery). So to answer your question -- yes, it is possible to perform a breast lift without changing your implants. Of course, this would depend on how old your implants are and if they are still intact. I would suggest that you discuss this option with a board-certified...
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