I’ve been advised to have a breast lift, but I don’t want one. If I don't get a lift what will my results be like?

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I want a boob job and I have had multiple consultations and all of the surgeons have ‘suggested’ I get an uplift in addition. I have two issues with this, 1. I don’t like the vertical lollipop scar, and I also do not like doughnut scars as they stretch the nipple. 2. No matter how much more worth it it may be, I simply can’t afford how much higher a lift makes the price, it more than doubles it here in the U.K. If I don’t get a lift will it look awful? I really hate my boobs right now.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

You definitely need a lift. If you don’t get a lift then you’re better off with no implants at all. You’re not even a borderline case

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

Your breasts are too low on the chest wall and the nipple are pointing downward.  If you do not get a breast lift then the implants have to be centered underneath the nipple-areola complex which requires release of the inframammary fold and results in double bubble or bottoming out.  Many women do not like lifts because of the vertical scars associated with the traditional techniques.  The technique I recommend is The Bellesoma Method.  This will reshape your breast tissue creating upper pole fullness without implants, elevate them higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage.  Vertical scars are avoided, nipple sensation (in 95%) and the ability to breast feed are maintained.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

From your photos a lift is recommended.  This will raise the position of the nipples and remove excess skin.  The augmentation will add volume and upper pole fullness.  Concerns about scars from the lift are common.  Most patients have very favorable scars once healed and the beautiful shape is what you'll notice.  If you choose not to have the lift the skin and nipples could sag below the implant and look odd.

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs.  Based on the views supplied it appears that you would most benefit from implant placement and a lift.  The implant will help restore lost breast tissue after pregnancy and weight loss, while the lift will remove excess skin and allow for resizing and repositioning of your nipple into a higher, more youthful, position.  Hope this helps

Warren Schutte, MD · Answer

Thank you for providing photos. You do indeed need a lift. You hesitations about a lift are common, but it is a very high satisfactory procedure. Please visit my website and see our compilation of before and after photos of mastopexy or breast lift.

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