How long after having a breast lift do you have to wait before getting implants?

Hello and thank you for your question.  This is a very common scenario, and although individual cases may vary, I usually recommend that you wait 6 months before undergoing breast augmentation with implants after a mastopexy or breast lift. This gives your nipples and nipple areolar complexes time to adjust to their different blood supply after undergoing the lift.  Good luck!

In my practice I will consider breast implants as early as 6 weeks after a mastopexy with ideal healing and resolution of swelling. 8-12 weeks is more typical but I see no benefit to waiting longer than 3 months unless there are healing problems or other unusual issues. I commonly do staged procedures in patients who need a major lift with very limited starting breast tissue if a large augmentation is desired. 8 weeks is about average before the augmentation stage.