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Too Young for a Breast Lift?

asked 2 years ago by 5918anon
Latest answer by Jaime Perez MD
Question viewed 12,960 times
Tags: age 18-24, sagging

I'm 19 and I have saggy boobs! I have gone up and down with my weight my whole life and my nipples point down. My doctor says they will shrink and lift but is that really true? Everyone in my family has perky boobs but me.

20 answers to Too Young for a Breast Lift?

Breast lift at young age

It is absolutely appropriate to undergo a breast lift at a young age. As with many other surgeries, there is a prevailing thought that breast lifts are only there to correct droop that occurs with aging. However they are very appreciated by patients who were self conscious about the appearance of their breasts. You can discuss what effect if any a breast lift will have on nipple sensation and the ability to breast feed.

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

Breast lifts can restore the shape and volume to your breasts

Hello - 19 is not too young for a breast lift. However, you may need a repeat lift in the future. As long as your weight is stable for 3 months, you should be okay to pursue a lift. The type of lift you need will most likely be around the areola, straight down from the areola, and possibly a horizontal component. It's difficult to determine without examining you. The recovery is very straightforward with minimal pain and downtime. Good luck!

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Too young for a breast lift...

There is no age limit for a breast lift. A breast lift to provide perkier breasts can be performed. If you are at a stable weight then I would recommend you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to be examined and to be sure you are a candidate for this procedure. Best of luck to you.

Jaime Perez MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

www.jaimeperezmd.com

Breast Lift Candidate?

Thank you for the question. Based on your description of weight loss and after viewing your photograph, I think you will do well with breast lifting surgery. There are a variety of different ways to improve the position and size of your breasts. Exactly the procedure that is performed depends on your goals in regards to size, shape, superior pole volume etc. Breast lifting procedures are associated with scars on the breasts; exactly where these scars will be... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Age for Breast lift?

At age 19 you are finished growing and a breast lift procedure can safely be performed. You have quite a bit of asymmetry, this needs to be corrected at the same time. Visit with a Board Certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options.

David Finkle, MD
Omaha Plastic Surgeon

www.bodybyfinkle.com

Breast lifts in young women work but you should be well informed.

You should be fully informed and accept the risks of breast lifts, which include but are not limited to: bleeding, infection, injury to blood vessels and or nerves, scars, interference with future lactation, mammography, asymmetry, delayed wound healing, unsatisfactory appearance, need for further surgery. I agree with the other consultants that remaining at a constant weight would be important to permit the fatty component of the breast to be stable. The other possibility... more

Lavinia Chong, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift is appropriate for women with a desire to improve their breast shape

Hi there- Your young age is not a concern- and I do think you could be made very happy with a well planned and executed breast lift. The real concern is your weight and the changes in your weight that you describe. It would be important that your weight be stable and at a level you believe you can maintain over the long term, in order to maximize your long term satisfaction with the surgery.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Breast lift

A breast lift to provide "perkier" breast can be performed. But, if your weight is going up and down and it is not stable, you are probably better off waiting until the weight is stable.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Options for lifting your breasts

Before you decide to move forward with surgery, it's important to be sure expectations are realistic and you have an understanding of the commitment needed for the healing process. Make sure that you understand the nature of your surgery, the recovery process, and that you feel comfortable and emotionally ready to make these changes to your body. To perk up a drooping breast, your surgeon may remove excess skin, reposition the nipple, and redrape and tighten the remaining skin to support... more

Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift and Reduction for Perkier Breasts with MORE Symmetry

You are NOT too young for a Breast Lift (Mastopexy) but you need to consider a few factors.- is your weight still fluctuating? If so, you would best wait until you have a stable weight- Are you planning on having children soon? Pregnancy will probably reverse most breast lifts resulting in recurrence of sagging AND depending on the lifting technique MAY interfere with future breast feeding. You may want to wait on lifting until you are done with your family. A Breast Reduction on your... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Age for a breast lift

You are not too young for a lift though you will probably need something else done later after having children. Hopefully, you can stabilize your weight and then have the lift done with some reduction on your larger right side. I wouldn't do the lift when your weight is up as you won't enjoy the cosmesis as much as if you do it when your weight is down.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift for young women

As long as your breasts have stopped developing, you are a candidate for a breast lift. You may want to consider a small reduction on your right side to achieve symmetry as well. With weight loss, your breasts unfortunately would be unlikely to shrink and lift on their own. Good luck, /nsn.

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

When is "too young" for a breast lift? It depends

At 19, you are probably not too young for a breast lift. However, there are things to consider before undergoing breast surgery at your age. We as plastic surgeons do prefer that your breast size be stable for at least a year. You should also know that pregnancy and nursing can and likely will change the shape and size of your breasts, so the result you get with surgery now is likely to droop later. It is possible too that breast surgery may affect your ability to breast feed, so if nursing... more

Elizabeth Lee, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

artfulsurgery.com

Breast lift can be done when breasts have stopped growing.

Hi. If your breasts have not changed for a year, then you can have a breast lift and a small breast reduction of the larger side any time. Your breasts certainly are not going to get better on their own. Breast lift in New york City is done with an internal vertical technique (lollipop scar) that gives you long lasting good shape.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Age for a breast lift.(mastopexy)

Deciding on a breast lift at your age involves a few considerations including: 1) weight changes, 2) potential for pregnancy, lactation, and nursing 3) age related changes, 3) hormone status, etc. At your age, it is likely that weight loss will result in some correction of the degress of sagging (ptosis). However, it is unlikely that this will significantly correct itself. Weight loss WILL NOT correct the uneveness in nipple heigh or breast volume.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Can you be too young for breast surgery?

By the photo you have submitted it appears as though you may benefit from a lift on both sides with some volume reduction on the right to try for a little more symmetry. It is very cammon to have different volumes of your breast. I agree with Dr, Scafer that there is no rush to have surgery. If you are planning on decreasing your weight or if you plan on having children in the near future, it would be best to let your body get to a steady state prior to this surgery. I would recommend that... more

Michael C. Edwards, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

Age for breast lift

It is true there is no age limit for a breast lift. The angle of this photo is also poor to determine positioning. Just from the photos it appears you have a fair amount of ptosis (drooping) for a young age but you may also have a mild form of tubular (tuberous) breast deformity that complicates the situation. I know your internist or Ob/Gyn has said they will shrink and lift, but I sincerely doubt that will occur. If you want perkier breasts I would recommend doing a lift and being... more

Steven Schuster, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.schusterplasticsurgery.com

Age for breast lift

At 19, if your breasts have been stable for a year or so, then a breast lift is quite reasonable. You do not have to worry about being able to breast feeding in the future if all you have is a lift. All you have to worry about is re-droop, which is a possibility. If you are significantly larger on the right, as it appears in the picture, then there are other considerations. If the right is the size you desire, then you could enlarge the left with no consequences. If the left is the proper... more

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

Sagging breasts as teenager

There are two things going on in your case. One is the sagging that is disproportionate to your age. The other is your weight that can affect the appearance of your breasts. While it is certainly reasonable to have a lift to correct your developmental ptosis or sagging, you might want to delay this until your weight is under control since any weight shifts after correction may affect the appearance and be unpredictable. Check with a plastic surgeon to see if the benefits of a lift outweigh... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift

There really are no age criteria for breast lift. From the picture, it looks like you could use a reduction on your right breast in additional to a lift on both breasts. I would need to examine you to tell for sure. If you are planning on breast feeding in the next year or so, you may want to hold off on the surgery until after that. However, otherwise, there really would be no contraindication for surgery. Good luck.