Would I be considered a candidate for breast implants? 72 lb weight loss, currently and 125 lbs. 5' ft tall.

Hi & thanks for your question!
You appear to be a great candidate for breast augmentation surgery. Schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options. Best wishes!

Hello! Yes I believe you would be a great candidate for breast implants and possible breast lift. The breast lift will also help with repositioning the nipples which combined with implants will give you beautiful results!
Best of Luck!Dr. Julia Spears MD

I recommend an in person consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and be measured. After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of women (my patients) with similar measurements with different size and style breast implants, and they choose what looks right for them. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Women tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what size and style breast implant is right for them. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

Thank you for your question. Congratulations on the weight loss. Looking at the photos you have provided I think your a great candidate for a breast augmentation with a silicone gel implant along with a breast lift. This will allow your surgeon to increase your size, give you better shape, fullness and the lift will help with the perkiness. I would suggest speaking with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in person to evaluate you and discuss your options. Best of luck to you.

Yes, you can! Breast implants under your muscle would be the best option because it doesn't look like you have much tissue at the top of your breasts. Trying on implants to see size and fit would be the best. Seeing a board certified Plastic Surgeon would help discuss the best options of implants for you!

You are a poor candidate for breast augmentation but an excellent candidate for a lift. 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. Later, fat transfers can be performed if additional volume is desired.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

As you noted, you have deflated-appearing breasts after your weight loss. You would be a candidate for implants; however, to achieve the best aesthetic outcome, you would also need a breast lift. The implants alone will give you more volume and fullness of the breasts but would not address the amount of extra skin you have. I would recommend consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss breast augmentation and breast lift.

Congratulations on your weight loss. It does appear that the volume and projection from a breast implant would help the shape and fullness of your breasts. I would advise consulting with a board-certified plastic surgeon to discuss breast augmentation. There you can take time to try on sizers and discuss what volume you would like to achieve your personal aesthetic goals.

Congratulations on the weight loss. In addition to implants you need a lift as well. If you just get implants your breasts simply won’t look right.

Dear Thriving70212,
determining whether you need simply a breast augmentation versus a breast lift can be somewhat complicated. It depends on a number of factors including skin laxity and current nipple position. Generally speaking, if the nipples are lower than the inframammary line the patient will most likely need a breast lift. If the nipples are at or above the inframammary line we can generally get by with just a breast augmentation depending on the size of the implant the patient wants. I often still using implant when I perform a breast lift because it provides more upper breast fullness after the lift. To be sure a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon will help determine what the patient actually needs.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery