Ultrasound or mammogram before Breast Lift and implants - do surgeons do this?

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Hi I’m 29 and looking at getting a breast lift and implants and wondering if surgeons investigate breast tissue and possible lumps before surgery? If they were to do the surgery and there was a fibroadenoma or something benign like that and it wasn’t known about would it be effected by the surgery?

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear Trustworthy204891,
every plastic surgeon has his own preoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. Generally speaking, ultrasound or mammogram are not required prior to a breast lift. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

Some surgeons will get a mammogram on every patient prior to implants, and some will get a mammogram based on family history and an examination under the age of 40. Most of us require a mammogram in the past 2 two for women 40 and older.

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