Will Gaining Weight Affect Results of Breast Lift?

It is normal for the breast to lose its firmness and perkiness over time, which is accentuated with age, pregnancy/breast feeding, weight gain/loss, and gravity.  This ultimately results in ptosis, or sagging, of the breast with a “deflated” appearance.  Women often seek the mastopexy, or breast lift, procedure to regain the previous youthful appearance of her breasts and desire that uplifted and perky appearance of her breasts.  Women report increased confidence, self-esteem, and femininity once she achieves this desired shape and fullness.  Breast lifts may or may not be performed with implants – the implant would add increased size but also greater fullness in the upper pole of the breasts which creates more cleavage.  Further weight gain, age, pregnancy, etc will impact the appearance of your breasts, but cannot be prevented.  It certainly is possible that such changes may need further lift in the future, if you desire.  So, the changes of your breasts are normal and will continue to occur.  The decision for a breast lift will be up to you...depending on how much you are bothered about the shape as well as your concerns.  Consult with a board certified plastic surgeon well-versed in breast surgery and s/he will assist you in deciding if a mastopexy will be the right decision for you.  Thank you for your question!  Hope that this helps.  Best wishes for a wonderful result!

Weight gain after a breast lift can affect your breast shape, but it really depends on your body and what part of your body is generally affected with weight gain. If you currently experience a rounding of your breasts when you gain weight, you may find that happens after the surgery as well. But keep in mind that you can't control where your body gains weight. If you want rounder breasts without implants, you can consider fat transfer.

Thank you for the question.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to predict with any degree of accuracy what will happen to your breasts if you gain weight. Ideally, you will wait to have this procedure done when you are at a long-term stable weight. Weight gain and/or loss  certainly can alter the results of surgery,  possibly to their detriment. Further surgery may be necessary to correct these changes.

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