Odd of Complications from Breast Lift and Saline Implant Surgery?

Hello, I realize I am on a website dedicated to answering patient medical questions and concerns; which I am truely thankful for. My question relates to the odds of a woman having complications with a breast lift and Saline Implants. I, as with every other woman attempting this procedure, only want sucess and will do everything my surgeon asks me to do. Does anyone know what the stats are regarding uneventful breast lifts with saline implant insertion versus the same procedure with issues?

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by JULIE1968 in Herkimer NY

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Risks and possible complications following breast augmentation with a vertical lift

Dear Julie, Combining a vertical lift with an implant (staged or non-staged) will inevitably result in another lift sooner than later. The reason for this is that the vertical incision inherently weakens the lift. Every woman knows that skin is simply not enough to hold the weight of a breast. Why then, would you add the weight of an implant on top of that?? Think about it, why would you place a cut at the point of maximum tension? It doesn't make sense. Just because most PS do... more

Odds of complications with breast lift and saline implant surgery.

Somewhere the odds of either one alone except for the fact of cutting of the skin does put more pressure on the incision line, which may lead to greater incidences of dishiscence of the skin but with good subcutaneous closure, this usually does not happen.

Complications increase when a lift and an augmentation are done at the same time.

Julie, While the complication rates of either a lift or a augmentation by themselves are small, when combined it increases the risks markedly. As noted, the lift is tightening the skin and the augmentation is stretching the skin, so 2 very different forces are at work and can lead to poor wound healing due to tension on the skin closure. I do not combine them but offer a lift 1st, to produce a perkier, better shaped breast and then will do the augmentation later after the lift... more

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD

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Boston Plastic Surgeon

Complications from Breast Lift and Saline Implant Surgery

Combining a breast lift with an implant increases the risk of complications.The reason for this is that the breast lift tightens the breast skin,while the implant stretches the breast skin.Therefore two opposing forces are created. One option is to use an adjustable saline implant .The implant can be placed underfilled initially ,and then filled to the desired volume once healing has taken place

Vertical lift and infection

It is rare to have a breast infection after a vertical lift iwth implants. The risk is probably about 1-2 % if that high during the initial post-op period.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Risk of complications with lift plus implant surgery.

Hi Julie1968. I just answered a more specific question you asked about possible infection after vertical breast lift plus implants 2 weeks post-op, so I have additional information with which to answer this question of yours. Generally, the risk of infection with implant surgery alone is significanlty less than 1%. More incisions needed for breast lifting adds more potential sites for bacterial introduction into the wounds, and if indeed infection develops, the implant could become... more

Complications from breast lift are few

The real risk of a complication from a breast lift with or without implants is very small. Risks such as infection or a bleed, capsular contracture, is fairly low. If you consider dissatisfation with the result a risk, Realself notes that satisfaction is 85% with a worth it rating. All of us want success so choose your surgeon and 'look' carefully.

Lift and Complications

There is no standard answer to your question as there are many factors that will influence the outcome. Various factors such as the vertical distance lifted,the size of the implant,type of implant,patient health ,ethnicity,technique used to name a few will all play a role in the final result.