I had an under the muscle breast augmentation 10 years ago. I had a lot of sag before my breast aug (implants corrected that). I now notice that my breast are starting to sag again. How bad is it? How much longer can I get away with before a lift is absolutely compulsory? I haven’t had children yet.
Answer: How bad is my breast ptosis and how much longer can I get away with before surgery? Thank you for your question and photos.The answer to this question is based completely on how much the appearance of your breasts concerns you. This would be an elective cosmetic procedure as there is no medical necessity to do anything.The implants are sitting in the same place they were 10 years ago but the breast has slipped off the implant. This is most apparent in the profile view.Aesthetically we like to have the nipple at the most projecting point of the breast. Your nipple is well below that point and breast tissue has descended past the breast fold and is resting on the chest wall.The corrective procedure for this would be implant replacement with a breast lift and lower pole breast reduction.If you are going to have children within the next year I would wait to have surgery until after having children. If there is no immediate plan for children and you want a more youthful "perky" breast you could have surgery at any time.Good luck and I hope this was helpful.
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Answer: How bad is my breast ptosis and how much longer can I get away with before surgery? Thank you for your question and photos.The answer to this question is based completely on how much the appearance of your breasts concerns you. This would be an elective cosmetic procedure as there is no medical necessity to do anything.The implants are sitting in the same place they were 10 years ago but the breast has slipped off the implant. This is most apparent in the profile view.Aesthetically we like to have the nipple at the most projecting point of the breast. Your nipple is well below that point and breast tissue has descended past the breast fold and is resting on the chest wall.The corrective procedure for this would be implant replacement with a breast lift and lower pole breast reduction.If you are going to have children within the next year I would wait to have surgery until after having children. If there is no immediate plan for children and you want a more youthful "perky" breast you could have surgery at any time.Good luck and I hope this was helpful.
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January 20, 2020
Answer: Waterfall Deformity You can 'get away' with it for the rest of your life. If you want your breasts to look better, you'll need a lift.
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January 20, 2020
Answer: Waterfall Deformity You can 'get away' with it for the rest of your life. If you want your breasts to look better, you'll need a lift.
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January 19, 2020
Answer: How bad is my breast ptosis Thank you for your question. Most of my patients want the most attractive breasts that they can have. You have a waterfall deformity in which not only do you have ptosis but a considerable amount of breast tissue on the inferior pole of the breast. My experience has been that performing a breast lift without removing the infrior pole breast tissue often results in recurrence of the droop and bottoming out. I developed a procedure to treat patients with type of breast problem. The technique is called reductive augmentation which includes re positioning the implant, breast lifting, and removing tissue from the bottom of the breast. You are an excellent candidate for this. Best wishes to you.
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January 19, 2020
Answer: How bad is my breast ptosis Thank you for your question. Most of my patients want the most attractive breasts that they can have. You have a waterfall deformity in which not only do you have ptosis but a considerable amount of breast tissue on the inferior pole of the breast. My experience has been that performing a breast lift without removing the infrior pole breast tissue often results in recurrence of the droop and bottoming out. I developed a procedure to treat patients with type of breast problem. The technique is called reductive augmentation which includes re positioning the implant, breast lifting, and removing tissue from the bottom of the breast. You are an excellent candidate for this. Best wishes to you.
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January 19, 2020
Answer: Breast Revision Surgery How bad things are really depends on how perceive things. If your breast do not bother you then leave them alone. You don't have to have surgery unless you want a lift or you need your implants changed. If you have silicone implants then you would benefit from an MRI if your implants are 10 yrs out.If you were to undergo a breast revision surgery, I would recommend you change out the implants at the same time that you undergo a full breast lift. A full lift would elevate your nipple and areola to a better and higher location on your breasts as well as get rid of the excess skin and tissue that is hanging of your breast implants now (waterfall or snoopy deformity).Make certain you see a board certified plastic surgeon that has experience in breast revision surgery.Hope that helps.
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January 19, 2020
Answer: Breast Revision Surgery How bad things are really depends on how perceive things. If your breast do not bother you then leave them alone. You don't have to have surgery unless you want a lift or you need your implants changed. If you have silicone implants then you would benefit from an MRI if your implants are 10 yrs out.If you were to undergo a breast revision surgery, I would recommend you change out the implants at the same time that you undergo a full breast lift. A full lift would elevate your nipple and areola to a better and higher location on your breasts as well as get rid of the excess skin and tissue that is hanging of your breast implants now (waterfall or snoopy deformity).Make certain you see a board certified plastic surgeon that has experience in breast revision surgery.Hope that helps.
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January 19, 2020
Answer: How bad is my breast ptosis? While you definitely have a waterfall deformity that could be corrected with a lift, how bad it is really depends on how much it bothers you. The same goes for when you should have the lift. It’s completely subjective and when something bothers you enough that you feel like you want to correct it, that’s the time to start considering your options. Hope that helps!
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January 19, 2020
Answer: How bad is my breast ptosis? While you definitely have a waterfall deformity that could be corrected with a lift, how bad it is really depends on how much it bothers you. The same goes for when you should have the lift. It’s completely subjective and when something bothers you enough that you feel like you want to correct it, that’s the time to start considering your options. Hope that helps!
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