Should I wait to get my breasts done until after I reach my goal weight? Will losing 30 lbs mess up a breast lift?

Hello!
If you feel that you will be losing an additional 40lb, then you need to wait to embark on plastic surgery. Significant weight loss will hurt your cosmetic outcome. You need to meet your weight loss goals and allow time for your body to stabilize in your weight loss for at least 4-6 months, so you are nutritionally optimal. This includes the BBL surgery.
Your priority body region should be the first one you do. It's possible you might be able to do everything in one session. You should meet with a board certified plastic surgeon to help guide you in safely reaching your goals.
Best of luck to you!

Without photos or an in office exam I am unable to determine if your 30 pound overweight assertion would impact the optimal results of the surgeries. If your goal is to lose the 30 pounds prior to the surgery, do so; and maintain it for six months prior to your surgery. Losing the 30 pounds following the surgeries will negatively impact the results. You can combine the breast lift with the lipo and BBL. Would wait three to six months afterwards to schedule the TT as the results will be much tighter.

When you lose weight, it not only reduces the size of your waist and thighs, but it might also reduce the size of your breasts because breasts are made up mostly of fatty tissue. If this happens, you might be left with saggy breasts and stretched skin. If you’re planning to lose 10 percent or more of your body weight, it makes sense to wait until you have reached your goal before you have breast surgery. You need to know your true starting size.
Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee.

It’s difficult to predict how weight loss will affect the results from a breast lift, or any body contouring procedure for that matter. However, since it is a significant amount of weight, it would be prudent to wait until you’ve reached your ideal weight before you proceed with surgery.

Unfortunately, you have not told us your height, weight or bra size. We need to know how much weight you have lost and how much of your breast has gone down with that weight loss. Women have various amounts of fat and tissue within the breast. If you have a highly fatty breast then weight loss will have more of an effect on volume. If you have more breast parenchyma then it will have less of an effect. I always recommend doing the breasts first using The Bellesoma Method. This will reshape your breast tissue creating upper pole fullness without implants, elevate them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage. Vertical scars are avoided, nipple sensation (in 95%) and the ability to breast feed are maintained. The reason I do the breasts first is because if you do the tummy tuck first it will pull the breasts even lower making it more difficult to lift the breasts as high as possible. At the same time or later, a tummy tuck can be performed. If you are not planning future pregnancies, I recommend abdominoplasty with mesh reinforcement. The mesh creates a more hourglass figure by compressing the abdominal wall resulting in early satiety and helps maintain a reduced weight. After these have been completed, you can consider liposuction and fat transfer to the breast or buttocks if additional volume is desired.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Dear aclay166,
congrats on the weight loss! Generally speaking, you want to reach your goal weight before you consider a tummy tuck, otherwise your results will be suboptimal if you continue to lose weight after the surgery.If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you for your question. I personally recommend my patients be within 10 pounds of their goal weight before having surgery. Weight loss after surgery, could affect your results as the breasts consist of fat and glandular tissue. Losing weight in the breasts could lead to loss skin and potentially affecting your results. I would consult with a plastic surgeon so they can assess you, go over your goals, and help you determine the best way to achieve them.

Kamran Azad MD, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Thanks for your question.Most of my patients will have surgery when thay are +/- 10 lbs from their target-- that is the range in which most patients will vary lifelong. -30lbs can make a larger difference. Breasts are both fat and glandular tissue. The amount of fat can vary but it is responsive to weight gain or loss. So if you have a breast lift and loose 30 LBS you may see the volume of the breasts decrease leading to more laxity early on. IMO always better to achieve your target weigh-- be stable and they consider your options.
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Best wishes

I would suggest waiting until you have reached your goal weight before having any surgery that will be removing excess skin. You will have your best results.

You should definitely wait until you are close to your goal weight. Having a lift with 30-40 pounds to go is a virtual guarantee of the need for revision surgery. You can stage the procedures based on your preference. If you are committed to BBL, then the Lipo and BBL should precede the abdominoplasty.