My doctor tells me that my result is fine and that I am a perfectionist, but I don’t see my result as being fine at all. Prior to this recent surgery I had implants and they looked perfect, but I developed capsular contracture and ptosis and wanted it fixed. I feel that even with the ptosis and cc my breasts looked better before surgery. Am I being too critical?
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From your photos, I note that preoperatively you demonstrated significant bilateral sag and inward pointing nipple areolar complexes. There was relative symmetry of breast size.
The early postoperative view demonstrates an excellent result.
The later result demonstrates stretched out large...
Thank you for your question if you should be worried seven months post mastopexy augmentation. It sounds like what you are experiencing is capsular contracture. This is scar tissue that is forming around the implant. This is not an uncommon complication. Even though it is not tender to touch as...
Dear SparkleMotion,
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...
