Can I Get Breast Lift 7 Years After Breast Implants? (photo)

I had breast implants 7 years ago, and then had 3 children. Now, I want to get my breasts lifted. what type of lift do I need.

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11 Doctor Answers | Asked by amanda5 in Santa Monica, CA

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Breast lift following breast augmentation and post pregnancy changes

You have several options to consider to improve the aesthetic appearance of your breasts. In order to tell what would be your best option you will need a consultation. A breast lift will tight the skin and a procedure such as an internal bra will give you better soft tissue support for the implant. It is also likely that the breasts have kicked out to the sides and in this case the capsule needs to be narrowed at the same time. If you have saline filled implants in... more

Vertical or Full Breast Lift for Higher, Tighter Breasts

I prefer the full breast lift to tighten the skin envelope optimally. I can manipulate so much tissue that virtually any breast shape can be transformed.

Breast lift

Thanks for the posted photo, but other views would be helpful. From the front view they do not look too low. Often a vertical lift can do the "trick."

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift Possible after Previous Breast Augmentation?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Although you may be a good candidate for a procedure such as a vertical mastopexy, I would suggest that you look into capsulorraphy techniques that use internal sutures to “repair” the breast implant pockets. These procedures can be helpful in repositioning breast implants for some patients. For example, if you find that your breast implants migrate to the sides when you lie down, the internal suture techniques may be very helpful... more

Breast Lift (Mastopexy) following Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation and breast lift otherwise known as mastopexy are separate procedures performed for different reasons. Breast augmentation increases the size of the breast whereas mastopexy typically raises the nipple-areola, shapes the breast tissue and removes excess skin. These procedures can be performed together or as separate procedures.

Breast lifting after implants

I would generally agree with Dr. Cook's response. Amount of time since the implants and the three pregnancies is not necessarily a reason to need a lift. Breast implants do not lift the breast and taking them out doesn't make them sag. Although it is not possible to be sure from a single front view, it doesn't look as if your breasts are too low (the nipple-areola relative to the inframammary crease) and the implant is still properly positioned behind the breast. Your breasts are just low on... more

Breast lift after implants followed by three children

If looks like your original surgeon did a good job, so I would seek his or her opinion. I don't think a periareolar lift has enough power. A classical lift with the full anchor pattern is a possibility, but the skin often stretches and the scar along the fold beneath the breast has its disadvantages, especially at the inner portion of the breast. Some variant on a vertical lift technique probably makes sense. Look for a technique with internal anchoring, not just a... more

Breast Lift 7 Years After Breast Implants

To answer this properly, I would want to know what it is that you would like to see different. Most of the time when we are asked to do a breast lift there is sagging breast skin and a nipple & areola that are too low on the breast. It appears to be from this one photo that your breasts are a bit low set on the chest wall (a "normal" variant) but the the position of the nipple and areola are properly positioned on the breast. I would guess that you would like the... more

Breast Lift

Congratulations, I bet your house is a little hectic with three kids under seven! A circumvertical(lollipop) lift or a short T-scar lift would probably be all that you will need. If you have saline implants and they are now more palpable due to thinning of your breast tissue, you could also consider changing to silicone implants at the same time.

Donald Griffin, MD

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Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift after Pregnancy

All things considered the breasts do not look too bad after three children! Based upon the pictures it seems as if both nipples should move upwards(a little more so on one side)as well as inwards. There also seems to be a fair amount of extra skin in the lower portion of the breasts. Based upon these considerations I think that you would benefit most from a vertical( a.k.a. "lollipop" pattern) breast lift. If you are not in favor of the "lollipop" scar, which has a line going... more