“Areola is too high!”
Breast lift: Undecided
Cost: $6,000
Pain: Mild
Review of Breast lift:Pain: Mild
Breast lift satisfaction: Good
I had my breast lift 3 months ago. I am very consider now because my areola pops out of my clothes and bra consistently. It seems to me that my implant sagged more than expected, so now it appear as my areola is too high. I also lack fullness on the top, which I was hoping for a result.
I would like to know your opinion and what can I do to correct this procedure. Thank you !
Oct 17, 2009Comments and replies (4)
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282 posts
21 Oct 2009
Have you returned to your surgeon? It is early after your surgery and a good time period to wait is 6 months. You may require another Lift to - tighten the envelope, and reduce the areolar size with a permanent suture. With Warm Regards, Trevor M Born MD
6 posts
26 Oct 2009
Wow, I am so amazed how much your breasts looked like mine, I had the same EXACT problem to the T. My areola was always popping out of my clothes too lol, they stretched, and I lacked fullness on top. I'm not sure if you have saline but I did and I was able to completely feel the bag on the bottom even the ripples. You are going to need a revision to tighten everything up again. I had an anchor lift about 5 months ago and I just had my revision 3 weeks ago. He had to re-do the anchor lift again, this time I felt everything tighter and woke up in more pain, I initially had 300cc saline implants but went with 500cc silicone with the 2nd surgery. I am very pleased with the new results, my breast look great. If there's any questions I can help you with, feel free to ask. I have my before and after pics if you are interested. I've been there and know how it feels. I am from Miami as well, it would be crazy if we had the same surgeon. Oh and how many ccs do you have??
297 posts
3 Nov 2009
The areola look large and the distance from the bottom of the areola to the inframmary crease looks too long. The horizontal scar is not in the crease. I would guess that you will need a revision. These observations, if they are correct, will not change. You would be best served, however, to let the inflammation from the first operation settle down a bit. Possible, but not likely, your situation will improve. www.zubowicz.com
86 posts
5 Nov 2009
From the pictures provided, it appears as though your areola are at the correct level. However, I think you are right that you implants may have bottomed out a bit. Either the implants are too heavy for your breast, or you simply do not have bresat tissue to support the implant. This can be corrected, but I would wait at least 6 months.