I have recently lost about 90 lb which is great, but of course I now have a lot of extra skin. The biggest issue for me is the loss of breast volume. I've always had great breasts, about a size 44E or G. Now I am about a 40D or a little smaller, with 22 lb left to lose. My question is, instead of a lift, would it be possible to simply add implants to go back up to about a double D (DD)? The scars of implants are much less visible than those of a lift, and I'm hoping that would be an option.
December 2, 2010
Answer: Can Using Breast Implants in Sagging Breasts AVOID having to have a Breast Lift? The BEST Cosmetic results are obtained when the patient chooses to have
- the right Operation
- by the right Plastic surgeon
- suffers no complications and
- follows all her surgeon's instructions
At this point in time, by your own admission, you are not "the right patient. You have embarked on a weight loss regimen and will still continue to lose more weight which will further felt your body and breasts.
In therefore makes NO sense to do a definitive operation on you as long asyour weight has not been stable for at least 4-6 months. If either a Breast Augmentation or a Breast Lift were done on you and you went on to lose more weight the results would suffer.
Assuming your weight was now at your ideal levels, WHICH operation , Breast Augmentation or Breast Lift, should you have?
Aside from being done on the breast, the 2 operations have little in common. A Breast Lift operation removes excess breast skin and repositions the perkier breast higher on the chest wall. The vector of the operation being an upward vector.
A Breast Augmentation adds volume to the breast. It minimally lifts a minimally sagging breast and has a forward vector of movement. When ever larger implants are placed in sagging breasts in the false hope of achieving results similar to a breast lift, the women end up with MUCH heavier sagging breasts which in a few years usually require much more complicated procedures to remove the extra thinned breast skin, make up for loss of breast gland fill and correcting other features.
I would advise you to wait until you reached your ideal weight. Then, see several Plastic surgeons and see what each recommends. You will get an honest answer by asking them what would each suggest if you were their wife, sister or daughter. If you keep insisting on getting a large implant - you will get the lousy sagging result a large breast implant produces in a sagging breast.
Dr. Peter Aldea
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December 2, 2010
Answer: Can Using Breast Implants in Sagging Breasts AVOID having to have a Breast Lift? The BEST Cosmetic results are obtained when the patient chooses to have
- the right Operation
- by the right Plastic surgeon
- suffers no complications and
- follows all her surgeon's instructions
At this point in time, by your own admission, you are not "the right patient. You have embarked on a weight loss regimen and will still continue to lose more weight which will further felt your body and breasts.
In therefore makes NO sense to do a definitive operation on you as long asyour weight has not been stable for at least 4-6 months. If either a Breast Augmentation or a Breast Lift were done on you and you went on to lose more weight the results would suffer.
Assuming your weight was now at your ideal levels, WHICH operation , Breast Augmentation or Breast Lift, should you have?
Aside from being done on the breast, the 2 operations have little in common. A Breast Lift operation removes excess breast skin and repositions the perkier breast higher on the chest wall. The vector of the operation being an upward vector.
A Breast Augmentation adds volume to the breast. It minimally lifts a minimally sagging breast and has a forward vector of movement. When ever larger implants are placed in sagging breasts in the false hope of achieving results similar to a breast lift, the women end up with MUCH heavier sagging breasts which in a few years usually require much more complicated procedures to remove the extra thinned breast skin, make up for loss of breast gland fill and correcting other features.
I would advise you to wait until you reached your ideal weight. Then, see several Plastic surgeons and see what each recommends. You will get an honest answer by asking them what would each suggest if you were their wife, sister or daughter. If you keep insisting on getting a large implant - you will get the lousy sagging result a large breast implant produces in a sagging breast.
Dr. Peter Aldea
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July 14, 2019
Answer: Breast volume and implants
More than likely if you lsot a lot of weight, even with implants added you would probably need a lift. However without photos I could not be sure.
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July 14, 2019
Answer: Breast volume and implants
More than likely if you lsot a lot of weight, even with implants added you would probably need a lift. However without photos I could not be sure.
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