Does Breast Implant Removal Require Breast Lift Surgery?

Thank you for your question. The questions you ask depend on a variety of factors.  How large are your implants?  What is your skin like?  Do you have ptosis?  This will help determine if you need a lift or not.  As far as finding a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, a good place to look is the website for ASPS or ASAPS.  Discuss with them your goals.  Together you will come up with a plan.

Hi there,
In order to achieve the optimal balance with size, shape & symmetry after breast explantation surgery, various breast, skin and implant factors will need to be taken into careful considerations. 
Your native breast dimensions and nipple positions will almost immediately dictate your personal desire and surgeon's preference of whether a concurrent breast lift is necessary or not. In "low-breasted" females or where the nipple positions lie at or below the level of the inframammary fold, a breast lift will certainly have the advantage of elevating the residual breast tissue and the nipple areolar complex to higher elegant positions at the expense of extra surgical scars on the breast mounds.
Depending on the quantity and quality of your residual breast skin, a breast lift may also be indicated to  tighten the overlying breast skin envelope for creating a firmer "perkier" result with or without appropriate replacement implants in restoring the ideal tension of the final surgical outcome. 
Obviously the bigger the implants that you've got right now and the longer that they've been inserted into you, the more they would have "stretched" your skin and "sagged" your breasts to a lower positions with a droopy appearance. A concurrent breast lift is often a necessary surgical remedy in rectifying this unfortunate situation.
Breast implant removal with breast lift procedure could be a complex surgical operation to get right. As noted above, there are a variety of factors that need to be considered carefully. I highly recommend you to see a fully qualified specialist plastic surgeon who is specialised & experienced in aesthetic breast surgery for further advice.
Hope that helps.
Best wishes
Ellis Choy

Good afternoon!Implant removal can be a difficult decision- the overwhelming majority of women love their implants and removing them can be a trying experience.  The question of whether you may need a lift or not depends upon the elasticity of your tissues as well as the nipple position in relation to the rest of your breast tissue.  It also depends upon the type of look you are comfortable with after your procedure.  Some of the factors that may increase the chance of one needing a lift with their explantion include having thin tissues, a nipple close to or below the level of the inframammry fold, and having a relatively large implant in relation to ones breast tissue.I hope this helps