Will I need a lift after implant removal or will my breasts go back to their original shape / size? 310 cc submuscular (photos)

The skin envelope has stretched from having the implants for four years. You will have some skin retraction but it is difficult to tell how much. One option is to remove the implants and allow them to heal. If you are happy with the outcome then you have avoided the lift. If you are unhappy you can return at a later date to lift them.

Hello, thank you for your question. There is a degree of skin recoil after an implant is removed. Its difficult to say to what extent your skin will shrink to since it varies from person to person. you will have to remove and wait and see once its healed if you will need a lift.

The technique I recommend is explantation with a mini lift. Using a circumareola incision, the implants are removed, your breast tissue is reshaped creating upper pole fullness, elevated higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Although each person is different, about 80% of my patients do not require a lift after explant due to the specific technique I perform.

Only on the basis of in person evaluation of your breast/skin envelope, one could give you a sound opinion. Very likely that after implant removal you may need a skin tightening procedure like a breast lift or fat grafting.