Can I achieve upper pole fullness with a breast lift/reduction alone? (photo)

There is a new technique called The Ultimate Breast Lift, which reshapes your breast creating upper pole fullness, elevates them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. This technique avoids the ugly vertical scars of the lollipop or boat anchor shaped incisions, maintains nipple sensation and the ability to breast feed. No implants are required and breasts can be reduced to the size the patient desires. Over reduction is not necessary for eliminating pain because the weight of the breast is transferred to the underlying muscle for pain relief.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Thanks for your question. Based on your photo, you appear to have
adequate volume to achieve natural-looking fullness of the upper pole without
the need for an implant. Experienced plastic surgeons can use a variety of
techniques to position your own breast tissue into a fuller shape. This is a
common concern for breast lift patients, but implants are usually only needed
if there isn't much volume to begin with. Be sure to consult a surgeon who has
experience with a variety of forms of breast surgery, and good luck with your
procedure.

Your question is very valid since a breast lift or reduction often does require an implant to replace upper pole fullness. From this photo, it appears that you have enough breast tissue to achieve your goal without implants, however, a thorough examination with breast measurements would be completed before making a final surgical determination. There are also many choices of breast implants now available if they are needed.

Dear StarrJ, yes you can get upper pole full without implants. Apparently you have more than enough tissue to work around and give you the desirable result. There are many techniques from where we can choose and that will suit you perfectly. Tks,Kelvin Eusebio, MD.

This is just my pet peeve, surgeons putting implants into big breasts to get upper pole fullness. Just use the existing breast tissue, or move some fat into the area. Geez. I could give you more detail, but there are a few surgical maneuvers that accomplish this very successfully, and the doctor you select should be familiar with them.

From the photos you have submitted you have more then enough tissue to allow you to have a reduction and yet obtain a nice full smaller "perky" breast without the use of implants.

Without a bra you will not have the same degree of upper pole fullness that an implant gives. But you have an adequate amount of natural tissue to get a very nice youthful shape with a lift alone if your surgeon creates internal support of the breast tissue. A simple skin lift will not get the result you want.