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Will a Lollipop Lift Raise my Implants?

asked 1 year ago by Oklahoma City7682 in Oklahoma City, OK
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 416 times
Tags: age 25-34, female

I got high profile silicone implants 325 and 350 5 months ago. I was boderline on needing a vertical lift. I am 28 and my ps felt that the scar may really bother me so he suggested we do an augmentation first, wait 6 months and see if I was happy. He said if not we can do a vertical lift in the office under local. Will this lift my implant any, will it lift my breast off of my inframammary crease? I was wearing a c cup to begin with, I am now a DD. Will the lift decrease my size.

18 answers to Will a Lollipop Lift Raise my Implants?

Lillipop Breast Lift under Local Anesthesia in Doctor's office

Regarding: "Will a Lollipop Lift Raise my Implants? I got high profile silicone implants 325 and 350 5 months ago. I was boderline on needing a vertical lift. I am 28 and my ps felt that the scar may really bother me so he suggested we do an augmentation first, wait 6 months and see if I was happy. He said if not we can do a vertical lift in the office under local. Will this lift my implant any, will it lift my breast off of my inframammary crease? I was wearing a c cup to begin with,... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift Candidate?

Thank you for the question. It is very difficult to give you good advice without direct examination or viewing pictures. I would suggest continued follow-up with your plastic surgeon to express your concerns and goals. You will find that without more information online consultation will only be confusing to you. Best wishes.

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift do not lift implants

A breast lift will improve overall breast shaping and improve the nipple position relative to the implant- but your breast implant will remain in exactly the same position (over the long term) after a breast lift.

Scott Sattler, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

Vertical incision breast after having breast implants

A vertical breast lift (mastopexy) will improve your breast shape and raise your nipple position. It may not however raise your breast implant position. Your surgeon may need to remove some skin with a minimal amount of breast tissue, but your overall breast size should not change significantly. It is reasonable to "stage" the lift meaning having it done after your implants are already in place-as your surgeon is planning. This will likely give you a... more

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Vertical incision to lift breasts after implants

Based on what you describe, your surgeon's plan seems reasonable. There are times where a patient may be "border-line" in needing a breast lift at the time of a breast augmentation. In such cases, a staged procedure (if needed) a few months later is done and if only a small lift is need, can be done as an office procedure. If a large lift is needed, it is more commonly done in an operating room as some work may need to be done deeper in teh breast. A vertical incision lift... more

Karol A. Gutowski, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

It depends!

In the correct patient, a lollipop lift will both lift the implant and the breast. On the other hand, large breasted women such as you may not experience a long-lasting benefit from any type of lift because of the weight of the breast which causes drooping after surgery. Your breasts will also look a bit smaller after the lift.

George Sanders, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Pictures help

A vertical breast lift can elevate the breast tissue enough to get the breast off of the infra mammary crease. The recommendations of your original Plastic Surgeon are reasonable and if that is what bothers you you should talk with him or her again.

Walter D. Gracia, MD
Arlington Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift after implant augmentation surgery

A vertical lift wil tend to reposition your nipple on your breast mound and implant whereas a lower capsulorrhapy with upper capsulotomy will lift or reposition your implant

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift after breast augmentation

I am not a fan of the "lollipop lift" after breast implants except in very rare cases because I dont think the shape is as good as it is with a traditional anchor-type incision for the lift. The only difference with a lollipop lift is that the inframammary crease incision is avoided; however, this is not a visible incision and I have never had a patient complain of that incision. The only incision that is visible with a lift is the vertical incision which is the same in... more

James F. Boynton, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

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Breast lift after augmentation

A breast lift wil raise your implants if they are sitting low on your chest. I do not do these under local I prefer general anesthesia.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift and augmentation

Breast lift and augmentation are actually competing operations. The additional volume and weight from the augmentation will compete with the lift provided by the Mastopexy. The lift may serve to elevate the breast tissue somewhat but mostly serves to reposition the nipple over the breast mound when significant breast ptosis(sagging) is present. I would also agree that this procedure is usually best done under sedational or general anesthesia.

Stephen Delia, M.D.
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift before or after breast implants

Because breast lift does introduce a scar on the front of the breast, in a case where the nipple position is on the border it can pay to have the augmentation first to see if the implant will raise the nipple on the breast. It is quite possible to complete a lift, even with a vertical or lollipop pattern under local to lift the nipple up front and center over the breast implant. We prefer sedation to make the experience better. Some of the skin from nipple to fold can be tailored to... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift after augmentation

The breast lift will not lift your implants. This procedure can be done in the office, but I personally prefer intravenous sedation or twilght anesthesia which avoids the side effects of general anesthesia. A proper breast lift, not only tightens the loose skin, but also rearranges and lifts the parenchyma or breast tissue. Difficult to do under local only. You plastic surgeon tries to get away with some skin excision only (this will stretch back out in about a year or less) and calls it a... more

George Marosan, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

www.bellevueplasticsurgeons.com

Breast Lift after an Augmentation

A Mastopexy (Breast Lift) will not raise your implants. The Breast Lift will address the laxity in your breast by reshaping it and raise your nipple above your inframammary crease. A proper breast lift should not be done under local this procedure (when done properly) should be done under general anesthesia.

Bernard Shuster, MD
Hollywood Plastic Surgeon

Lollipop lift

A lollipop lift is essential a circumvertical mastopexy which involves a periareolar scar and a vertical scar. I would concur with my colleagues to explore a breast lift option done either under IV sedation (MAC) or general anesthesia to likely get the best results.

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Lift after Breast Augmentation

I would recommend a breast lift under general anesthesia with parenchymal reshaping. This will give you the best chance of a long lasting result. It is not uncommon for a skin only breast lift to stretchout quickly because of the weight of the implant and poor skin elasticity. Also, I do not believe your implant position will change with the lift. I wish you a safe and happy recovery.

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Vertical breast lift

A properly performed vertical (lollipop) lift will tighten the skin envelope resulting in a more youthful breast shape and will lift lower breast skin off of the chest skin to a degree. Final result depends on your skin elasticity as well. Will not likely lift the implant, but you don't want it lifted too high. The final implant position should be such that the center of the implant is roughly behind your nipple. if this is the situation now, the implant is in a... more

Steve Laverson, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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Lifts and breast implants

Your implants will not be raised up by lifting the breasts. The implants stay right where they are and the tissues are brought back up to the front and reshaped and tightened. The best lifting and shaping is done in my opinion under a general anesthesia, not a local.