Small Implants After Breast Lift Two Years Ago?

I am 57 and wear a women's size small in clothing...so not real petite. 5'4" 140 pds. My breast lift is good with much lower breast tissue wearing a small B cup. Two years later, I am thinking of adding 175 cc to enhance my look. My hope is to create more fullness on top using a moderate plus round implant. Along with my lift I had 300 cc's removed as I never liked being that large. Would small implant create alittle fullness on top? Tissue with thinner skin... saline or silicone?

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?larger implants to fill upper pole.

It is not possible to give a reasonable answer without having some photos to look at. Even that pales in usefulness compared with an actual in person exam. A breast implant will be centered behind the nipple and areola. If they are low on your breast and chest, the implant may highlight that feature and further accentuate the hollow in the upper pole. If that is the case, further lifting may be the best solution , possibly combined with the implants. Your best bet is to... more

Increasing Superior Pole Fullness with Breast Augmentation

A small implant after a breast lift will help to create superior pole fullness. If there is very little tissue to cover the implant, a submuscular augmentation with silicone implants is probably the best solution. Kenneth Hughes, MD breast augmentation Los Angeles, CA

New Alternative would be Mini Ultimate Breast Lift rather than Implants

You may be a perfect candidate for a new technique called The Mini Ultimate Breast Lift. Using only a circumareola incision it is possible to lift your breast tissue higher on the chest wall, reshape your breast creating upper pole fullnes and increase your cleavage. This would be better than adding an implant, particularly if you have already undergone resection of breast tissue because you were dissatisfied with the large size before. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D. more

Achieving upper pole fullness with small breast implants

Hello. Thank you for your inquiry. As you have mentioned, the smaller implants will be what you will need mostly to achieve the upper pole fullness. The catch is to be able to decide on the shape as well as the size of the implants that will best fit your anatomical features. Unfortunately, at this point it is not possible to provide you with further details without a physical examination/consultation That being said, please remember that commendable results require... more

Augmentation

You want to get upper pole fullness, which is what you are describing. The only way to achieve this is with small breast implants.

A breast implant delivers the upper pole fullness that cannot be achieved with a lift alone.

Yes, you are on target. First of all, I'm glad to hear that you had substantial lower pole tissue removed at the time of your lift. This is the best way to correct sagging. But a lift will not give you the desired fullness of the upper poles. Implants do the job nicely, which is why it is unusual in my practice to perform a breast lift without simultaneous implants. So you probably could have had them at the time of your original surgery. No matter. ... more

Breast Implant for Fullness on Top

An implant can provide fullness on the top part of the breast. It is critical to choose an implant with a large enough diameter that it will span above the nipple. A 175cc implant has a diameter which is quite small. The bottom of the implant sits just above the fold underneath your breast.So, you would need an implant with a diameter which spans from the breast fold underneath to far enough above the nipple to give you the fullness you want on the top.

Breast implants after lift

Without an exam it is difficult to answer your question. An implant may help to provide fullness. Good luck.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Small Implants After Breast Lift Two Years Ago?

For the best look, the breast implants need to be where the breast tissue is. If your breasts are a bit low and you put the implant higher you will have a very distorted unshapely breast. Photos would help us to give a more specific answer.

Breast Implant after Lift

An implant will increase your upper pole fullness. The size of the implant necessary will depend on your chest dimensions, present breast volume, and desired goals.

Donald Griffin, MD

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Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants Concerns after Breast Lifting?

As you can imagine, it is not possible to provide you with precise advice without direct examination. However, assuming your breasts are in good position ( after breast lifting surgery), breast implants may be your best option to “create more fullness on top”. Exactly what size or profile of breast implant will best meet your goals will depend on your examination and a clear communication of what you are trying to achieve. In my practice, I find that this communication process... more

Implant after breast lift

An implant is the best way to restore volume to the upper pole of the mature breast. The amount of breast tissue you have now should help to determine size and type of implant (silicone vrs saline, moderate profile vrs moderate plus profile) you choose. A couple of things to consider: -- a saline implant won't feel as nature as a silicone but will serve the purpose if it is covered with enough of your own breast tissue. --Depending on your breast width diameter, a... more