Will a breast lift get rid of stretch marks on a 21 year old? (photos)

The breast lift will improve the shape and appearance of your breasts, but most of the stretchmarks will remain.Select a plastic surgeon who performs hundreds of breast lifts each year, has great reviews, and has great before and after
pictures.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Thank you for your pictures. A breast lift would get rid of some of your stretch marks by just removing the excess or saggy skin. It cannot get rid of all your stretch marks.Consult with several board-certified plastic surgeons and view there before and after pictures to gauge what your result may look like.Earl Stephenson Jr MD DDS FACS

It is common for the breast to lose its firmness and perkiness over time, which is also accentuated with age, pregnancy/breast feeding, weight gain/loss, and gravity.  This results in breast ptosis, or sagging of the breast with a "deflated" appearance.   Given your history of weight loss and a marked decrease in breast size, it has left you with the appearance that you now have as well as the stretch marks, which are scarring within the actual dermis, and unable to be eradicated except by excision of the damaged skin.  It does appear that you would be an excellent candidate for a breast lift, which would raise your breast, lift your nipple-areolar complex to an aesthetically-pleasing position, decrease the diameter of your areola, and provide increased fullness of the upper poles by creating better shape and contour of your breasts.  The asymmetry of your breasts may also be corrected during the procedure.  While most of the stretch marks at the inferior portion of your breast would be excised during the breast lift, unfortunately, the ones of the upper portion would remain.  However, providing the upper pole fullness would ameliorate it somewhat, especially if you considered implants along with the mastopexy to fill out this area.  Thank you for your question and photos!  Hope that this helps...Best wishes!

I would recommend a full breast lift.  If you prefer additional upper pole fullness, you may have an implant placed under the muscle.  You do have some asymmetry.  This would also be addressed.  The nipple would be placed higher with a lift, therefore some of the stretch marks would be removed, but the majority would remain on the upper portions of the breasts.  If I can be of further assistance, you may call my office.Thank you

cannot be removed surgically but your breasts can become more perky with a lift if you are accepting of the potential for scarring and other risks associated with that procedure.  If you lost a bunch of weight in this process, congratulations!  Focus on the benefits that have resulted from your weight loss.

The stretch marks that are evident in your photos are on the upper part of the breast above the nipple areola. Unfortunately, they will remain after the breast lift, as the skin in this area is not removed by the operation. However, as the skin is more taut after the lift, the stretch marks will likely look better than they do currently.

No the stretch marks "could" still be there after the lifting operation. Best to discuss with the surgeon again in detail.

The breast lift will get rid of the sagging but not the stretch marks. Nothing will get rid of stretch marks short of removal of the skin. 

A breast lift can remove many of the stretch marks that are below your nipple areola.  However most of the stretch marks that you now see above the nipple areola will remain after a breast lift.