How close to goal weight do I need to be for a breast lift with implants?

Thanks for a terrific question. I would advise losing the extra weight to achieve your goal before undertaking a breast aug/lift in order to maximize shaping, skin excision and implant selection. A higher reward awaits you at the end of your journey with some patience and your weight loss. May you have great success!!

Dear Panda1988,
for this type of surgery it is the best that the patient has ideal weight or at least near ideal weight. Any major weight loss will probably have negative effect on breast lift surgery. Also you should take into consideration how your breasts reacted on previous weight changes. If you noticed that they "drop" when you loose wight then it is a sign it might affect surgery results.
I would recommend you an in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon.
Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery 
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Hello and thank you for using RealSelf.com.It would be best to get within 5 to 10 pounds of your goal weight before breast surgery.  The reason is that weight loss may affect your breast size since there are fat cells in breast tissue.  If you have a lift with implants and then lose significant weight, you may end up wanting a larger implant or another lift to tighten the skin around the smaller breast.  Some women do not lose breast size with weight loss because they do not have significant fat cells in their breasts.  It is just difficult to predict which one you are before the weight loss.Have you lost or gained weight in the past?  Did your breast size change at that time?  These questions may help figure out if you would see changes after losing 10 to 20 pounds.My only advice for weight loss is to avoid carbs such as wheat products, sugar and processed foods.  It is the only diet that really works and keeps off the extra weight Good luck to you.Dr Spies