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My Breast Augmentation Result is Horrible! Feel Empty and Breasts Sagging? (photo)
I had a baby & after breast feeding my breasts completely deflated and my nipples enlarged then after breast feeding I lost all volume and my breast were so saggy! Got breast augmentation in July and @ the pre op visit the doctor said I barely passed the "no lift needed" test & that 350 cc would do the trick to completely fill me up. Well... This is the result. I still feel empty and one breast sags extremely more than the other! What should I do or say to him? Is this on him or am I SOL?
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Shecago85
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Unhappy aug
Your left breats sags more than the righ and I would discuss this with your surgeon.Perhaps a donut mastopexy can make your arelar complexes smaller and also lift your breats.
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Borderline ptosis and augmentation
I'm sorry you are disappointed but it seems like there was a breakdown in communication. When you are in the gray zone, you should have been forewarned that it wouldn't be perky but certainly acceptable to many patients. When your areola is that large, did you tell your surgeon you wanted it smaller? As for the asymmetry in the implant position, that is something you should discuss with your surgeon and hopefully he/she has a good revision policy to allow you to better...
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Post op breast asymmetry
I can understand your disappointment, however, in borderline cases, many a times, the doctors & the patients prefer to exercise the option with minimal scars (i.e implants only).
Don't be disheartened. Talk to your doctor and I am sure he will be able to address your concerns with a peri areolar mastopexy. This would help to center the breast tissue over the implants, achieve symmetry and also reduce the size of the areolas.
All the best!
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Thank you for the picture. I appears that in addition to the implant you needed a small periareolar lift. This would decrease the size of your areola as well as lift the position of the nipple to even them out. It is possible to do this as a second operation. I hope this helps you.
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Sagging After Breast Augmentation
First thing is that we don't know what you looked like prior to surgery. Secondly, your doctor can always go back and do a lift on top of the implants and at the same time reduce the size of the areolas. The good news is that you can get to a more symmetrical place with smaller areolas.
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Dissatisfied after Breast Augmentation Surgery?
I'm sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction after breast augmentation surgery. At this point, assuming you are working with a board certified plastic surgeon who can demonstrate experience helping patients in your situation, I would suggest that you communicate your concerns in a calm/constructive fashion.
Exactly what type or revisionary breast surgery will help achieve your goals will depend on careful physical examination and a full communication of your goals. In my practice,...
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Breast Implants after Breast Feeding
It sounds like you would prefer to get a breast lift now to get better shape, no loose skin, better symmetry, and eve make your nipples smaller. You can still get a lift. No bridges were burned. Good luck!
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Post Augmentation Asymmetry And Ptosis
Although limited to one view, judging from the photo provided it would appear as though there is asymmetry of the breast both in amount of ptosis and size after your augmentation. Your narrative also leads me to believe that you wish to be larger. All of these issues can be resolved. This would require an exchange of the implants (larger), if this is desired. You will also need a mastopexy (breast lift) which can be done by the circumareolar technique to minimize the scars, although on the...
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Sagging after implants
It sounds like your doctor thought you were borderline for needing a breast lift to begin with. I would discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon. You have not burned any bridges here. You can still do a breast lift operation to center your breast tissue over your implants. In fact, many doctors prefer to do breast lifts and breast augmentations as two separate procedures rather than during a single operation.
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Now to Lift
Not to worry. The result is correctable by now doing the lift. You can get the result you want and smaller nipples too. I see patients all the time that have been told that implants alone will lift their breasts. This is usually not the case. With breast augmentation.....shape before is shape after just larger and fuller. I think if you speak with your doctor this can be completed. Good luck.
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Unhappy with breast augmentation.
Takto your doctor. Much can be done. You can have a lift specific to each side and possibly an implant size adjustment. At the same time your nipples can be reduced. Your result can be much better, but is not horrible plus it is easy to fix it to perfect. You will be fine. Talk with you doctor in a generously scheduled one hour consult with new photos and all and work this out. My best, Dr C
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Breast augmentation
I have never had a patient request a lift when she thought she could "get away with" larger implants. In your particular case it seems that it would have given a better result to place implants and do a lift at the same time, but as is often the case, a decision is made to try implants only. If you are not happy, then you need to complete the operation with a lift. Patients try to avoid the lift because of scarring, but afterwards most are happy with the trade-off.
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My Breast Augmentation Result is Horrible! Feel Empty and Breasts Sagging?
Sorry to say you FAILED the "no lift" testing the pre operative evaluation/ So now you need a lifting plus correction of the asymmetry. Second surgery now can be done. Whose to blame is a combination of factors that over the internet impossible to answer.
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Breast sag after augmentation
Hello 'Shecago85', thanks for your question. It is fairly common to obtain deflated breasts with some ptosis (sagging) after childbirth and completion of breast feeding. This, and the loose skin and muscle of the abdomen, is the basis of the "Mommy Makeover" procedures, which have become increasingly popular and common today. During consultation, plastic surgeons do their best to judge what will be the best procedure for their patients based on their extensive training and...
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Breast sagging after augmentation
Thank you for your questions and picture. I am sorry to hear that you have had a poor result after your surgery. Based on your one picture, it does appear that you would have benefited from a lift at the time of the augmentation. Unfortunately, there may not have been clear communication between you and your surgeon at the initial visit. I think it would be wise to return to him and express clearly what you do not like about the appearance of your breasts....
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Breast lift with augmentation
It appears as if you really need a breast lift more than anything. I think that this is a case of a breakdown in communication and the appropriate setting of expectations. You should make an appointment and express your concerns in an open way. You are not out of luck, but almost certainly will need another procedure (breast lift) in order to get the shape that you want.
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My Breast Augmentation Result is Horrible! Feel Empty and Breasts Sagging? (photo)
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Breast augmentation and lift
It sure looks like from the photos that you need a lift. As for who should pay for it, a lift I am sure was not paid for in your augmentation and you will probably be responsible. Best to discuss this with your surgeon.
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Remove and Replace Implants with Vertical of Full Breast Lift
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Breasts sagging after breast augmentation?
Hello and thank you for your question and photo.
From the post-operative photo, I would suggest bigger implants with a greater base diameter, and definitely a vertical (lollipop) style lift with areola reduction. The greater base diameter will help with the gap inbetween the breasts and you clearly have too much skin laxity (especially on the right) to look good without a lift. Having not examined you prior to surgery, I can not tell you if this was apparent before surgery...
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Feel Empty and Breasts Sagging
Without preop photos I would not want to comment on the choice of procedure.
From the photos, it appears that the implants are evenly placed. The right breast is sagging rather significantly. The left side sags slightly.
At this point in time, to get a better outcome you will need at least a vertical (lollipop) lift on the right side. Depending upon your goal, doing a lift on the other side may be a consideration, and it sounds like you might want larger implants.
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