Breast Reduction or Just a Lift? (photo)

I've have 2 kids and I'm only 30. I lost my "young" breast when I was 21 and became pregnant for the first time. With each pregnancy they doubled in size. I'm very short (5"3) and I'm pretty slim and I find my breast to be annoyingly big (my husband begs to differ), I also feel bigger than what I am. I want my breasts back. Should I do a reduction/lift or just a lift? Any suggestions are welcome.

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Breast Reduction or Just a Lift?

Hi cannina. The ideal size of breasts is a personal one. It's really up to you to decide how full you would like to be when contemplating plastic surgery. It is clear that your breasts are a bit low, and you've expressed that you want your old breasts back. Undoubtedly, your old breasts were in a higher position, had more upper pole fullness, a fuller cleavage, and overall had a better shape. The difference between a breast... more

Breast reduction or breast lift?

From the appearance of your photos, I think a breast lift would really help you. You appear to have a lot of extra skin. I don't think you need a lot of breast tissue removed unless you really want a small look. Good luck.

Reduction versus a lift.

This is a particularly common question that women ask. A mastopexy and a reduction are very similar operations with the obvious exception that a reduction changes the volume of the breast. One way to determine whether you truly wish to have a reduction is to wear a very supportive bra and ask yourself if you think your breasts are still too large. The position of the breasts is just as important as the size and can often times make women feel that their breasts are too large. more

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You are asymmetrical and your breasts are too large. I would recommend reduction on the right breast to make it the same as the left. This assumes you are happy with the size of the left breast. If not, both breasts could be reduced to the size you desire. There is a new technique called The Ultimate Breast Reduction, which avoids vertical scars. With this technique, it is possible to reshape your breast to increase your upper pole fullness, lift the breast and... more

Breast lift or Breast Reduction

Thank you for your question. It is one I commonly hear from patients. In your photo, you appear to have excess skin and sagging breasts with slight asymmetry. I would recommend a breast lift to correct this. A breast lift removes skin and therefore your breasts are slightly smaller and fit in a bra better after a breast lift. If you want a more significant reduction in size then you would need a breast reduction. These are great questions to discuss with your surgeon during your consultation. more

Reduction versus lift

Looking at your photos I would recommend a lift.To me your breasts do not seem overly large.You could incorporate a little reduction with the lift.

Breast Lift or Breast Reduction?

Thank you for the question and picture. Whether you undergo breast lifting or breast reduction surgery will be a personal decision that only you will be able to make after careful consideration of what your goals are. If your goal is to lift the breasts on the chest wall ( without reducing breast size), then breast lifting surgery will suffice. However, if you wish to achieve smaller breast size, then breast reduction surgery will be necessary. Don't be surprised, if... more

Breast reduction or lift What is the deal?

This is a great question, because the two operations confuse so many people. What is so confusing is the skin incisions used for both procedures (Wise or keyhole), and the resulting scars. The key that differentiates the two procedures is beneath the skin surface. Patients with breast hypertrophy have a stretched skin envelope with low nipples, and full heavy breast glands. The main problem is heavy gland. The goal of breast reduction surgery is to relieve the patient of the excess... more

Surgery

The process of reshaping and lifting your breasts will also require one to remove a very small amount of breast. You essentially need a breast lift

Breast lift / Breast reduction

You have significant breast sagging along with a mild degree of asymmetry. You would be a candidate for a breast lift and an autoaugmentation using some of the breast tissue that is hanging down below the inframammary crease to fill up the upper quadrant of your breast. If you want to be a smaller size then it would be no problem to reduce some breast tissue at the same time especially if you feel that your breasts are too large. This, of course is a personal choice. more