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Lift for Very Large Breasts (38G)

asked 1 year ago by Albuquerque6506 in Albuquerque, NM
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, G cup

I am 27 and have had 3 children in the last 7 years. After years of breast feeding my very large (38G) very perky breasts have lost a good amount of volume and are saggy. I have always had very large breast and I am still at the (38G). I don't want to lose any size, just skin and to get back to a nice look with as little scarring as possible, whats my best bet?

14 answers to Lift for Very Large Breasts (38G)

Breast lift in very large breasts

Very large breasts can certainly have a breast lift. However, breast lifts in very large breasts tend to droop more quickly than if a reduction is done. As long as patients are OK with that, it can be a fine procedure to undergo.

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

Breast Lifting Candidate?

Thank you for the question. It sounds like you will be a good candidate for breast lifting surgery. This will not necessarily decrease breast size. Most patients undergoing this procedure will accept scarring as long as their overall goals in regards to size, shape, contour and symmetry are met. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift for Very Large Breasts

Even though you’re still wearing the same bra size, probably to accommodate the extra, loose skin, you most likely have lost at least two cup sizes in volume. If your breasts were a G cup when they were perky, you should have plenty of volume remaining to maintain a nice shape after a breast lift procedure. There is no need for you to lose any more volume. Rather what volume remains can be preserved to reproduce the full, perky shape that you once had. In order to achieve this, however... more

Max Polo, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast lifts improve breast shape

Without a photo its impossible to answer this type of question- it sounds like you have large, sagging breasts- the solution to this problem, at least in my practice, is to do move the sagging breast tissue into a better position, or REMOVE it completely. These techniques are part of a breast lift, or breast reduction- both procedures will substantially improve your breast shape.

Scott Sattler, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Large Volume Breast Lift

Generally speaking, the more lift you desire, the more scar required. Remember all scars heal side to side, not top to bottom, meaning a long well healed scar will look much better than a poorly healed short scar. The more important factor to consider is the method of breast lift. A skin only breast lift, similar to facelift, is bound to stretch out over a year or two. The longevity of a breast lift is achieved via parenchymal (breast... more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

In need of a lift...

If you are seeking a lift, all lift procedures require some degree of scar to achieve better form. In addition, after your plastic surgeon has evaluated you , he/she may recommend a little volume reduction to help sculpt your breasts so you do not get a boxy result. Without an examination, it is impossible for me to suggest any specific breast lift techniques.

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Lift for Very Large Breasts

From your description you need a full inverted T incision lift that has scars. Sorry From MIAMI Dr. Darryl j. Blinski

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Lift for Very Large (G) Breasts

Your best option, based on your request, is to a have a Breast Lift or MASTOPEXY. You need to be aware though that the larger the breasts, the quicker they will sag after surgery. Since no living thing or inanimate object has ever beaten gravity you need to consider that the longevity of your Breast Lift may be prolonged by decreasing the weight of the breasts with a Breast Reduction. Dr. Peter Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Lift for large breasts

The best option is probably a small breast reduction. This would lift the breasts, and give you the best chance of avoiding recurrent ptosis.

David A. Lickstein, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift and/or reduction to maintain volume without scars

In plastic surgery, one of the most difficult problems is trying to get skin to shrink without scars or excising the excess skin. IF we could, we would not have to perform face lifts, tummy tucks, thigh lifts AND breast lifts. I am not sure of any way to lift your breasts, maintain your volume and avoid scars.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift and larger breasts

You certainly can potentially have a lift if you are a candidate, but the larger you stay, the more likely it will recur. You may want to be a bit smaller

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

You can maintain breast size with a breast lift

Breast lift will maintain breast size as the nipple is lifted over the front of the breast. The typical pattern in the large breast is a vertical, or short scar technique, often called the 'lollipop' pattern. The tissue is recruited with the available breast tissue drawn in and shaped during the lift, so some will even perceive a small increase in cup size after a lift. As you are starting from a G-cup you can maintain your current cup size, though take time to think far into the... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Is it possible to keep the size of your breast with a lift?

You can lift even large breasts with just skin removal and leaving the desired volume. I've been doing this operation with a short scar technique which leaves a scar around the areola (many times this needs to be reduced in size) and a vertical scar. This technique involves a lot of internal suturing and rearrangement of the breast tissue and the skin is used as a cover and not as a skin brassiere like in the anchor type lift. The anchor scar type of lift will neccessitate... more

George Marosan, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

www.bellevueplasticsurgeons.com

You can't always get what you want

You can lift the breasts and reshape and tone them and make them look better. Perky depends on your definition because you don't have enough elasticity to be truly perky. The thing that you can't have is doing this without the full lifting scars. Not possible, but patients will virtually always trade great shape for scars in the end as the scars fade.