Breast Lift for DDD Cup Breasts Possible?

Hi Vanessa,
A breast lift without reduction is unlikely to maintain its shape for the long-term. Given the sheer weight of your breasts, you would be prone to recurrent sagging. If you were willing to go smaller, a breast reduction could provide you with a nice breast shape and longer lasting results.
Hope this helps. Best of luck.

Certainly, these breasts can be lifted but at your size the probability for recurrent ptosis (sagging) is high as well. I would recommend that you consider a slight reduction if undergoing the breast lift.

If you are happy with your current volume, but simply want the volume back where it used to be, you may be an excellent candidate for a breast lift with auto-augmentation.
This is my primary method of breast lift in patients who do not require a breast implant.  This will provide natural results with suture resuspension of the breast tissue to the upper pole producing fullness/cleavage without tension on your skin.   This will minimize stretching of the skin longterm.  
Also, by avoiding the long horizontal scar, you will be able to show cleavage without visible scars and where swimsuits and bras that easily camouflage all your scars. 

This allows for a long lasting result because the breast tissue itself has been lifted, not just the surrounding skin.
I wish you a safe recovery and fabulous result!
Dr. Gill

Thank you for the question.

Yes,  It is very likely that you are a good candidate for breast lifting.  As a matter of fact, I do not think the use of implants ( if you had requested them)  would be a good idea at the same time that you are undergoing a very significant breast lift operation.

As you probably know,  breast reduction surgery (if you choose to downsize) does also create a “lift” of the breasts.  I tell all my patients that mastopexy (breast lifting) is not a permanent operation and that further surgery may be necessary in the future.

For patients planning on lifting surgery...it is very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon.  In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful (and much more precise than discussing cup size).

I hope this helps.

Breast size does not preclude mastopexy but anyone who tells you that the results will be lasting would not be truthful. Gravity and the weight of the breasts will result in sagging again and you would also have surgical scarring. You could then have additional surgery but need to understand the implications in advance in order to make an intelligent personal and financial decision.