Breast augmentation in 2014 - do I need a lift now? (Photos)

This is a great question. Sometimes after many years after a breast implant augmentation surgery, the breast tissue sags over the breast implants. This is known as a waterfall deformity or snoopy nose deformity. Depending on the extent of breast sagging, different breast lift techniques can be done. If you have not checked to see if your implants have ruptured, it would be a good idea to check before surgery. It has been over 10 years so swapping out implants for a fresh pair would be a good idea. You can consider a size change too at that time too if you desire. Hope this helps!

Thank you for your photos. From your photos it appears that your nipple/areolar complex is still slightly above your inframammary fold. Some of your breast tissue is below that fold, so you have a grade 1 ptosis. Unless the position of your nipple/areolar complex is bothering you, or the amount of breast tissue below, your inframammary fold is bothering you, no breast lift is needed at this time. The weight of 500 cc implants will tend to stretch out your tissue over time so this may be something that you will need to consider in the future, if your breasts descend more.

After breast augmentation breast tissue can fall down above the implants; this situation is called waterfall deformity. Correction is performed with breast lift surgery; implants can stay, be changed or removed according to patients desires and implant situtation.