Do I need a breast lift for borderline ptosis? (Photos)

I appreciate your question.

I perform a liposuction breast lift that removes tissue from the areas you don't want such as near the armpit and the lower portion hanging near your stomach. Once I use this to shape the breast I then remove the skin to tighten the breast and create a better shape with nice cleavage. Since I perform this less invasively the recovery time is faster and drains are not necessary. The size would depend on the proportion with your body versus going for a cup size. It works very well if there are asymmetries. I can also use the removed fat as a natural breast augmentation by grafting the fat back into the breast to create more projection or into the top to create more cleavage. This procedure can also be combined with an implant if needed or wanted.  It should not affect nipple sensation, mammograms, cancer risk or breast-feeding. If you gain or lose weight, the transferred fat can do the same.

The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.  Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic plastic surgery.  

Best of luck!    

Dr. Schwartz 

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Hi, thank you for posting your photos.  The best way to get upper pole volume and augmentation is with breast implants, which will fill up the breast skin envelope.  Sometimes a breast implant is large enough to fill the skin envelope completely, and you can avoid a lift.  However, your breast skin and nipples are slightly asymmetric (this is normal).  A breast lift is like a skin-tailoring procedure.  Removing the droopy skin with a lift avoids having to use a bigger implant to fill up the skin envelope, and it may improve your symmetry.  Good luck!