Candidate For Breast Augmentation? I'm Overweight.

Congratulations on your weight loss.  I always recommend that my patients be at their goal weight prior to any cosmetic procedures.  Additional weight loss may alter your body in a way that could detract from the results of any procedure.  It is also important to be a stable goal weight for a few months prior to your procedure.  It is a bad idea to lose a significant amount of weight and head straight to surgery.  You mentioned that you wanted to stage your procedures for safety and costs.  I recommend waiting until your body is ready for surgery for the same reasons.  Good luck.

Thanks for the question. You are a good candidate for an breast augmentation procedure. As you have enough breast tissue, gel-filled anatomical implants about 250-350cc can be used. Using implants will be the best decision for you. I wish you all the best.

Thank you for your question. I would not necessarily say that there is a weight restriction, but that your risk of having a complication may increase for having surgery with increased weight. If you are otherwise, healthy, then you may want visit with one or two more plastic surgeons in your area. We offer our patients a weight management program to help discuss their weight goals and history. If weight management is part of their life goals, then we may consider a weight management program before surgery to help reach their goals. This is important with respect to any body contouring procedure including breast augmentation/reduction and/or tummy tuck as the volume in the breast and abdomen changes with weight. In addition, I do think combining your breast and abdomen procedures would be a great way to reduce overall cost and have one recovery. 

Once you've reached your ideal weight and have maintained it, you can consider breast augmentation. You'll also need a breast lift to give your breasts a perkier contour. Being at a healthier BMI reduces the risks related to surgery. It will be safer for you.

Hello! Thank you for your question! Breast augmentation is a procedure often sought by women to increase size, add upper pole fullness and projection along with improve shape and symmetry of her breasts. Women who have the breast augmentation done report increased self-confidence, self-esteem, and more comfortable with her body. In fact, it has been the most popular procedure in plastic surgery in the US for the past few years. You appear to be an excellent candidate!  However, it is always recommended to get down to your ideal weight for your safety as well as to achieve the best result. Things to to consider during your consultation, which your surgeon will discuss with you, include implant type (saline vs silicone), shape/texturing of implant (round vs shaped/textured vs non-textured), implant position (sub pectoral, subglandular, or subfascial), incision (inframammary fold, periareolar, axillary, or TUBA), and size of implant. This can be performed with/out a breast lift, which would serve to obtain symmetry in breast size or nipple position as well as improve shape. Good communication between you and your surgeon of your expectations is warranted - choosing your surgeon wisely is the first step. Discussion of your wishes and having an honest and open dialog of your procedure is mandatory. I have found that photographs brought by the patient is helpful to get a visualization of the appearance you wish for in terms of size, shape, fullness, etc. In addition, your surgeon's pre and postoperative photographs should demonstrate a realistic goal for you. Once this has been accomplished, allow your surgeon to utilize his/her best medical judgment during the procedure to finesse the best possible result for you after preoperative biodimensional planning and fitting the right implant for your breast width. Too large of implants for the woman often destroys the breast pocket and breast shape, thus creating an oft seen in correctable problem later. In general, implant size does not correlate with cup size. The cup size itself will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer as well as who is doing the actual measurements. Thus, cup size or implant size is never a reliable indicator for your breast size. I typically encourage my patients not to communicate her desires in cup size but more on the actual look and appearance. Your breast width is the most important measurement. Hope me that this helps! Best wishes for a wonderful result!

You should not have any cosmetic surgery until your weight loss has plateaued and been stable for 6 or more months. Women who have breast surgery while losing weight are frequently unhappy with the result after they stop losing weight/the weight loss plateaus.

My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship.

I would wait. You have another surgery planned and usually it does save a bit of money to do them both together.. And with 15-20 more lbs. your breasts may change a bit more. You may need a lift then or different size implants…You have done the hard part, but now I would wait just a little longer!!!

there are a lot of issues to consider. why are you going out of town? in town is so much more convenient as long as you have quality surgeons. i always think that the tummy tuck is better to do first, because you will see a greater difference in clothes, which will make you feel great mentally as well.  i think you probably need to lose a few more pounds as well.  the lighter you are,  the better your surgeon can do and the safer is the surgery.  good luck

In order to properly answer your questions we would need to see some pictures.  Given your weight loss, you most likely need a breast lift as well

In cases of massive weight loss, it is important to stabilize your weight prior to having any cosmetic surgery. This allows for safer anesthesia, more predictable results, and improved healing. Many women find they need a lift or an autologous augmentation following weight loss. An augmentation is also common. However, if you continue to lose an additional 20-30 pounds, you may find that you lose significant weight in the breasts. This weight loss could negatively impact the look of your breasts.