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Tumescant Liposuction of Breasts Leave Sagging Skin?

asked 1 year ago by ClairefromAyr in Scotland
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 875 times
Tags: breasts, female, sagging

Hi there, i have not had any babies yet, so i don't want to risk having breast reduction surgery, which may affect my ability to breast feed. I have heard that reductions can result alot more safely from liposuction, but won't this leave me with sagging breasts?

19 answers to Tumescant Liposuction of Breasts Leave Sagging Skin?

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Tumescent Lipo

When fat is removed, the skin is ultimately more loose and lax. You should now consider a lift or implant to increase the volume of the breast and tighten the skin with a lift. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Scarless Breast REDUCTION

Liposuction of the breast is a wonderful option to avoid the long scars associated with a breast reduction procedure. It is a rapid recovery with minimal pain and tiny scars hidden under the breast. Not all women are candidates for this procedure because of their body build. Please contact a board certified plastic surgeon to see if you are a candidate for this procedure.
David Finkle, MD

Omaha Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of large breasts will leave them looking saggy.

Any substantial lipo of large breasts will leave them with a deflated appearance.  After all, it is volume that is being removed. 
Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Breast reduction via liposuction.

When you go into your surgeon's office for a consultation, you will be advised if breast reduction via liposuction is right for you.  It depends on your breasts and while it may be great for some women, it may leave breasts saggy on others.  see video
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Sagging breasts after breast reduction with liposuction?

Breast reduction using only liposuction can be considered for a small group of patients. Ideal women for this are: • Younger • Have tight skin • Desire a small reduction • Don’t have ptotic (droopy) breasts • Have more fatty breast tissue (rather than glandular tissue) If the above conditions are present, than some skin contraction may result and a lifting effect may happen. Keep in mind that the more breast tissue that is removed, the more... more
Karol A. Gutowski, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Two conditions

1st of all this can help in large breast to a limited degree ,,all depends on the size of the breast ,second you shouldnt have any ptosis or mild ptosis and third you have to have a good skin texture that will have good recoil after the lipo 
Nawarah Alarfaj, MD

Saudi Arabia Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction For Breast Reduction Will Make The Breast Somewhat More Saggy

Your assumption about what may happen when liposuction is used for breast reduction is partially correct. As you remove breast tissue, but no skin, with a liposuction method the overall breast will shrink or collapse in size. Since the skin is not being tightened or reduced, as typically occurs in a breast reduction, the breasts will most certainly not become more perky. While the nipple will not sag (it will remain in the same position), the entire breast mound will develop a little of... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction alone for Breast Reduction limited

The indications for reducting breasts with liposuction alone are somewhat limited.  It depends a great deal on the tone of your skin, the amount of fat in the breasts, and the size of the breasts to begin with.  It wouldn't hurt to get a couple of opinions with consultations to be more confident beforehand.
Mario Loomis, MD

Middletown Plastic Surgeon
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Breast liposuction fact

Breast liposuction delivers super results, though it isn't right for everyone. If you have good skin quality and minimal sagging, you make an ideal candidate for reduction using liposuction alone. Since liposuction stimulates the skin to tighten around the affected area, the breasts actually lift a little bit. The procedure takes about an hour, the recovery takes just a couple of days, and there's virtually no scarring. For young patients with large breasts, a lipo reduction may... more
Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Sagging skin after breast liposuction

Just with any liposuction procedure, the tightness of the skin after the procedure depends on the quality of skin and the amount of fat removed.  If you have loose skin prior to liposuction, you are going to have loose skin after liposuction.  If too much fat is removed, you will have loose skin - kind of like letting the air out of a balloon.  Good luck with your procedure.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction is a nice option for some patients looking for breast reduction

Liposuction can be used to reduce the size of the breasts.  It will not lift the breasts as no skin is being removed.  However, the skin will usually shrink some due to it's natural elasticity.  As a result, your nipples are usually no lower after liposuction than they were before liposuction.  The breasts will be flatter but usually not lower.  The other variable is how much can the breast be reduced with liposuction.  Since the amount of fatty tissue... more
Parham Ganchi, MD

Wayne Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the breasts

Liposuction of the breasts will not tighten the skin envelope. If it is just a small amount it may be OK.  If you remove a few hundred grams from each breast, more than likely the breasts will sag.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction for Breast Reduction

Liposuction removes fat but not glandular breast tissue.  Liposuction alone is therefore rarely used for breast reduction purposes.   In a theoretical situation where your breast is mostly fat, liposuction can remove this fat leaving behind just the skin envelope, an empty bag that would then look like it's sagging. Make sure your surgeon is a board certified Plastic Surgeon and that he can show you pictures of before and after shots of cases where he used... more
Martin Jugenburg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction is a substandard way to Reduce Breasts

Simplistically, a breast is made up of a skin envelope and a breast volume made up of breast gland and breast fat. Liposuction can ONLY remove breast fat but cannot remove breast tissue. As a result, the amount of fat in the breast would determine the potential of liposuction to reduce it. Since most young women have much more glandular tissue and less fat tissue in their breasts most of them would not do well with liposuction breast reduction. But even in women with a lot of fat in... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Tumescant Liposuction of my Breasts Leave Sagging Skin

Without a photo the ONLY answer can be YES! The majority of breasts reductions are to also lift and remove skin. Thus lipo of the breast can decrease volume but not really lift. 
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction alone can produce modest breast reduction for some

Liposuction of the breast has been around for a long time now and is used only infrequently alone for breast reduction. It is true that the risk to breast feeding may be reduced, and the risk of scar avoided, however the amount of fat in the breast is variable. In young individuals the skin can be elastic though the breast is often dense and firm and liposuction simply does not work. Later in life there is more fatty infiltration of the breast making liposuction more effective. Still, a very... more
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the breasts can lower one cup size.

Hi. 1) Liposuction of the breasts is useful for about 10% of women. Depends on your anatomy and expectations. 2) A recent large scientific study showed that conventional breast reduction does not reduce the chances that you will be able to breast feed. So I would consider this option.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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This question is best answered with a personal consultation.

Dear Claire Much depends on your anatomic details.  Generally breast liposuction will reduce the volume of the fat in the breast but not the skin envelope.  This can translate into a flatter and saggier breast.  Generally this is not the most satisfactory solution.  An experienced breast surgeon will likely recommend that both the breast soft tissue and the skin envelope be reduced in a structured way to create a more satisfactory breast shape.  Discuss openly... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Lipo breast reduction may leave sagging skin

There are a couple of aspects to your question, one being that a breast reduction using current techniques has a good chance of preserving the ability to breast feed. Another is that overly large breasts sometimes impair the ability to breast feed so there is no guarantee that would would be successful anyway, though you should certainly be encouraged to try. A small amount of lipo on the breasts in a young person with good skin elasticity would work, but for most women considering a breast... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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