My Nipples Are High but my Breast Sag. I Want Implants but No Lift, How Will It Look?

I had a lift and implants in 2001 ,420 cc in each , my implants have deflated and the nipples are set high, but I do have some sagging , I can not afford another lift but would like to replace my implants , can a larger implant help lift them and what do you think?

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Implants but no lift

My assessment without pictures or exam is that you had a type of lift that wasn't really a lift or it depended on the skin level to hold the breast up but that doesn't last very long and the implant has now stretched out the lower pole of the breast which makes the nipples look too high. It is possible that a wider/taller (and therefore larger) implant can compensate for the bottoming out, but implants are just pillows and do not actually lift the breast. The appearance of a lift... more

Revision Breast Surgery

To answer your question yes you can have implants replaced. This will be compromised result. No one is satisfied with a compromised result. I know finances are an issue. You may want to wait until your finances are appropriate to get the correct operation. A good interim step would be to remove the implants and allow the breast to settle over 3-6 months then reevaluate the situation. Dr ES

Dissatisfaction with appearance of breasts

Hello, It would be helpful to produce photographs, however your description of their appearance and what was already done suggests you have a dropout of the implants into the skin envelope, with loss of upper pole fulness and 'star gazing' nipples. Your implants have unlikely deflated. A revision surgery to place larger implants (or worse, larger high profile implants) will stretch the skin envelope further, and you will be in the same situation you are in now, only with larger breasts... more

Avoiding a Breast Lift with larger Breast Implants

I would agree with the other responders that pictures are a necessity to give a realistic opinion. That being said, if the nipples are already "high" a lift is likely not necessary. The old implants and the capsule will need to be removed and this could potentially add to the cost of the exchange, similar to how a lift would.

Bottoming out of the breast shape

I would not be able to make a judgement about this without seeing photos of you, but it would sound as if you may need an inframammary tightening of the breast shape, which could be done through an inframammary( below the breast) incision. Implants alone will not raise the breast up, but it sounds as what your problem may be is "bottoming out" which means the implants are settling below the central part of the breast. This forces the nipples to look too high on the breast... more

Replacing Breast Implants

Without a picture, making any recommendations is near impossible. But in very general terms, in some cases increasing the size of the implants can help put off a breast lift for the time being.

High riding nipples post lift/augmentation

Without photos it is impossible to render an informed opinion, but if you already feel your nipples are on the high side than a lift is generally not needed unless the lower part of your breast needs tightening. Larger implants will likely not help. Good luck!