Breast Augmentation: Q&A
Ask a QuestionAre my Expectations Unrealistic? (photo)
I am 29, 5'6", 115 lbs., mother of 3. My right breast droops quite a bit and the nipple has become misshapen. I'm open to a lift and a reduction of my aereola to fix this. I would also like to achieve round, full, perky breasts. I have attached pictures of myself as well as photos similar to the look I'm hoping to achieve. Is my desired look completely unrealistic? Are my breasts likely to remain asymmetrical? My 1st consult is in a month.
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AKmamaof3
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Having healthy expectations in #breastaugmentation surgery
Thank you for your question and the pictures. The asymmetry you have is extremely common; "the 2 sides of our body are sisters, not twins". And I agree, you have maintained a very good physique after 3 pregnancies. I think your expectations are healthy. A periareolar reduction on the right areola may be done and this will give you a slight lift in addition to the implantation. I don't believe you need the vertical scar of a formal mastopexy. Your...
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Breast Augmentation for asymmetrical breasts
You should be congratulated for taking care of your physique after 3 childbirths. Pregnancy and childbirth are the number one cause for cosmetic imperfection of the body and breasts, whether you nursed your children or not. You need to be aware that 90% of women have asymmetries in their breasts due to differences in location, nipple-areola size, rotation, projection and positioning. The asymmetry seen in the pictures is relatively slight and would be even less visible with...
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Cosmetic Surgery is an Art and a Science
Thank you for the question. You are making good decisions by starting early and getting ideas of what is available. Continue with a few consults from board certified plastic surgeons in your area. They will help you with your goal. Dr Thomas Narsete Austin, Tx
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I think your expectations are realistic and I believe you should be able to achieve fairly symmetric breasts. You most likely will require a reduction in the size of your right areola which would also lift your breast. Once your breast width is measured by your plastic surgeon, you should be able to determine an appropriate size implant.
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Realistic Expectations with Breast Augmentation?
Thank you for the question and pictures.
I like the way you are going about things. Choosing goal pictures and wondering about realistic expectations is a good place to start. Generally speaking, I also think that you are starting at a good place when it comes to your breast exam, and that it is very likely that you will achieve a very nice outcome. As you say, a limited breast lift on your right side may help improve symmetry. Of course, absolute symmetry...
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Are my Expectations Unrealistic
No, I think your expectations can be met. To get the symmetry that you want you will need to consider a lift on the right breast, in addition to implants in both breasts. The lift will align the nipples and areolas in position and in size, and reduce some of the excess skin on the right.
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Realistic expectations
Hello. Your expectations are not unrealistic and the chances you have of increasing symmetry are great because you are open to a lift if needed. Since your nipples are not below your inframammary fold you may not need a mastopexy but it is hard to give to much information based on pictures alone. Your consultation will answer many more of your questions. Best of luck.
Jaime Perez, MD
Breast Augmentation Specialist
Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa
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Breast issues and implants
Base solely on your photos, you may only need implants to get the shape that you want. A small lift of the areola may be necessary if on closer inspection they look low.
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Breast augmentation
Thank you for your question and photos. From your self photos and the examples you have provided, you have selected a full look that is not out of the range of what can be accomplished for you. All women have asymmetries in their breasts. There is no such thing as identical breasts. Small differences can be corrected during surgery with a small lift, different size implants, removal of some breast tissue from a larger breast, etc. Making sure you have realistic...
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Breast Augmentation and Lift/Areolar Reduction
A breast augmentation and right sided breast lift with areolar reduction can achieve results similar to those posted. Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast augmentations and breast lifts each year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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