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What is the Recovery Time with Breast Lift Only?

asked 10 months ago by francesmo26 in Riverside, CA
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: healing, recovery, timing

The MD did not give me a lift with aug orginially because of the size of implants i chose. i got 700 cc silicone unders. after 2 months recovery, he says i will need a lift after all if i dont want them to droop. waht is the recovery time for just lift? I says my breast have dropped alittle but will only drop another 1 more centimeter.Im kind of disappointed and thats why i will need a lift

15 answers to What is the Recovery Time with Breast Lift Only?

Recovery Time after Breast Lifting?

Thank you for the question and pictures. I think you will find that the recovery time after breast lift surgery will be less ( from the discomfort and need for medication standpoint) then the breast augmentation procedure that you have already undergone. As you know, some adjustment of the breast implant pockets may be necessary to change the positioning of the breasts implants at the same time that you undergo mastopexy surgery. Best wishes

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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I think the best thing for you to do this point is to wait. A breast lift may not be the answer to solve your problem. Your implants still appear high and this may improve over time as the breast skin stretches to accommodate the implant is placed. The maximum improvement could take 6 months to year. When I look at your photograph I think the implant has not fallen into the breast pocket and expanded the breast tissue. I do not think that your breast are so low that lift to... more

Wendell Perry, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.wperrymd.com

Breast Implants do not Lift the Breast: Big Breast Implants Beware

Breast implants do not lift the breast and it is a common thought that if the breast is droopy a really large implant can be used to lift the breast. All this does is cause the breast to droop more or as in your case it is giving you a snoopy deformity. You do need a significant lift and depending on the condition and position of the breast implants. A breast lift is a straight forward operation that is out-patient and you may wan tto take a week off to recover. I hope this helps. more

Andrew P. Trussler, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

www.drtrussler.com

Picking the right implant is so important

Picking the correct implant is so important for a great result. Although your pre-op photos are not shown, it appears that you may have had a mild form of a constricted breast deformity (aka tuberous breast deformity) to start with. If you put too large of an implant in these patients, it will be way out of proportion and position in relation to the nipple-areolar complex...as you can see in the photos. You may in fact need a mastopexy, conversion to a dual-plane pocket or both.... more

Kevin Brenner, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Implant position

I agree that your implants are too high. They will usually drop a bit, but if it has been several months with no change, then you may need a secondary surgery to completely release the pec muscle to allow proper positioning of your implants. When this is done, you can have a lift at the same time if needed. Good luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Upper pole fullness normal at 2 months, give it time.

Your implants are still high, but you are only two months out from surgery and you had large implants inserted. This is normal. The best advice I can give you is to do nothing. Let the implants gradually settle. You may then find you do not need a lift after all. Remember, there is a trade-off with a lift - elevation of nipple level at the cost of more scars. Your sagging is minimal, so you may accept a little sagging as opposed to more scars. Wait... more

Eric Swanson MD
Leawood Plastic Surgeon

www.swansoncenter.com

You do NOT need a lift.

At two months post-op your implants are still too high. If you have tight capsules and little implant movement, you may not have much more dropping and softening. Are you doing implant movement exercises? Are you wearing an elastic bandeau at night? Are you going braless during the day, or are you wearing a bra which supports this unnaturally high position? Re-operation of ANY kind at this point is wrong (too early--you don't know where things will end up, so how can you know what to... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

Implants too high

Your implants appear to be too high. Your issue is one of implant malposition. This may be due to incomplete release of your pec muscles. You should return to your surgeon and see if lowering your implants and possibly a donut mastopexy would give you a better result. It's unlikely that your implants will drop enough with watchful waiting.

Betty Kim, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Lift after unsuccessful augmentation

Dear Frances, You will need a lift procedure to lift the areolas. Then you have a choice between: smaller implants or the pocket inlarged inferiorly To answer your question, lifts only take approx. 1 wk to return to work in general Best wishes, Dr H

Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.horndeski.com

Lift?

Agree with ALL the expert posters. Lower the infra mammary crease and a donut lift will help your issues

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Are breasts lifts needed?

I agree with my colleagues. Your implants ar too high. First of all you are only two months post-op. Over the next 2-4 months the implants will settle a little further. I suspect they may still be too high (but maybe not). Exising the lower aspects of the capsules and relocating the implants downward may be all you need. I can understand your disappointment, but don't despair. Continue to wait and consider getting other opions while you do. ... more

Lori H. Saltz, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.ljcsc.com

Lift after 700cc breast augmentation

Thank you for your photos. Your implants are malpositioned; they are too high which makes your nipples point down. I would wait another 3-4 months for them to settle, but I believe your surgeon needs to go back and lower the implants first before considering a lift.

George Marosan, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

www.bellevueplasticsurgeons.com

Revision Breast Augmentation

While preop photos would be helpful, a few points or suggestions can be made. I personally have never seen a great cosmetic result long-term in any patient with such a large implant. It appears that the amount of dissection from the level of your nipple toward your inferior breast fold was underdissected. Thus, you don't have a pocket large enough to accomodate such a large implant. Thus, this has cause you to have so much fullness at the top of your chest, and will only continue to act... more

Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Lift

I agree as well-pre-op photos would be very helpful to determine what's going on with your implants. A lift at this point does not seem to be the only solution but photos would help greatly

Edward J. Bednar, MD
Charlotte Plastic Surgeon

Augmentation and breast lifts

It would be very helpful to see your prep photos to answer your question. Your situation is more complicated than just doing a lift. You should discuss with your surgeon the implant pocket and position of your implants. They appear too high.