Can I Get Large Implants to Avoid Lift? (photo)

Thank you for the question.

It is  is not possible to give you precise advice without direct examination.

However, based on your description of “saggie/deflated”  breasts,  it sounds like breast lifting will be your best option. Trying to avoid breast lifting with larger implants generally does not work well.

Given that you do want to achieve a larger breasts look,  it will probably be in your best interest to undergo breast lifting first,  followed by the breast augmentation at a later date. This staging of the procedures  will help prevent some of the complications associated with combination breast augmentation/mastopexy surgery.

Please make sure you are working with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.

I hope this helps.

This is what I do to maximize lift with a breast implant alone:- use silicone cohesive gel implants. The more cohesive the better. I am not sure if these are available yet in the US, but the Allergan Inspira Truform 2 implants are ideal- use high profile implants. The more projection you have, the more lift you will get- have the implants placed in the submammary pocket (under the breast itself). You should have a pinch thickness at the top of your breast of at least 2 cmPlease see an experienced board certified plastic surgeon to find out whether you are a suitable candidate. Best of luck.

There are different classes of droopy breasts. Class I can be addressed with implants. Usually with other classes you will need a lift, no matter how large of an implant you are considering. The shape of an aesthetic breast relies on amount of skin, position of the nipple/ areola and volume. Depending on the amount of the droop, large implants can not address the position of the nipple/areola complex. Be weary of surgeons out there, many of whom are not plastic surgeons and do not have specific training or experience with breast lifts, who will attempt to place an overly large breast implant into your breast rather than perform a breast lift.  Not only can this give you larger breasts than you wished for, but it can cause long-term negative consequences on the breast tissue and breast-supporting ligaments.  It is in these situations that long-term complications such as implant mal position (the implant sliding down too far) are more likely to happen.