Suddenly Need Breast Lift After Augmentation

asked 1 year ago by aztecprincesse in Central Canada
Latest answer by Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
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Tags: aftercare, vertical lift

20 days ago I had a ba:360cc, textured,anatomical,cogel. I am now at 3 weeks & my PS is not pleased w/the way my breast tissue seems to be "falling over the implant". The PS would like to see me again in 6 weeks claiming it is "possible" that I would need a vertical breast lift!I am very upset that this is being sprung on me AFTER the fact as no lift has ever been mentioned before.I am not sure what to make of this as it is not a complication I have heard of!Any thoughts?

7 answers to Suddenly Need Breast Lift After Augmentation

Needing a lift with implants

Of course without a photo we are limited in what we can say here and this is not to be a substitute for a consultation. A lift is "needed" what the nipple is down near, is at, or below the crease below the breast or when it points down. The implants will not lift you, they just make you bigger. I always tell my patients when they "need" a lift to get the best looking result even if it means the scars and the extra cost they don't want to have. I... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift now needed after augmentation!

I just responded to your question in another posting, but you provided some useful additional information here. Textured implants often do not drop (as much or sometimes at all) as time goes by and healing and scar softening occur, so if you have excessive drooping now, it may be more likely that you will need additional surgery in the form of a breast lift. I am answering this post in the hopes of advising more than one consultation with other board-certified plastic surgeons. Although... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Lift and augmentation

I think I just answered your question in a different post. But if your breasts are falling over your implants,. then they probably needed to be lifted.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Post-BA lifting

It is impossible to give you an accurate answer without a photograph. In general I would say that if your breast is "falling over the implant" three weeks after surgery you may have been one of those who would have benefited from a lift in the first place. Breast aumentations do not lift the breasts. There are many shades of sagging and exactly when to draw the line and do a lift can sometimes be a difficult decision. I have found that if the... more

Lori H. Saltz, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift or different implant to connect the two

A photo would help, though one can imagine with an anatomic highly cohesive textured breast implant, under the muscle in a breast with a degree of loose skin the effect is is one of a 'breast' on a breast. The real breast is free to fall over the surface of the implant. What we mean is the cohesive gel implant is like a gum drop, stiff, and textured so no movement or flow with the breast, and the breast proper is free to move over the surface of the chest as before the implant was... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

? Breast filt after augmentation

I agree with my colleagues, it is difficult to advise in the absence of more specific information. Also , keep in mind, particularly with anatomical implants, if the implants are "riding high" , it may sometimes accentuate the appearance of sagging or ptosis. You may want to give it more time ,do more massage on the upper pole of your breasts to possibly help the implants come down a bit.