Is it possible to get a second breast lift 12 + months after the first? (Photos)

Question

It’s been over 12 months since my breast lift. The implants are about 5 years old. I’m happy with the size of my implants and don’t want to go bigger, but I feel like the breast tissue dropped a bit and lost that round, lifted look they had right after surgery. They also aren’t perfectly symmetrical. My biggest concern is scarring — I model, so that’s really important to me. Right now, I cover them with body makeup and it looks fine. The scars have faded a lot over the past year, so if they healed like this (or even better) after a revision, I’d be happy — as long as the breasts look more lifted and balanced. I’d just like to know — is it safe to have a second lift after 12+ months? And would another lift likely cause worse scarring or a less aesthetic result?

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD · Answer

Thank you for your photos.  Your nipple/areola are well above the fold underneath your breast, which is the proper position.  There is no reason to raise that any further.  It appears that essentially all of your breast tissue is also above the fold underneath your breast, giving you a very youthful, perky breast.  The only issues I see that may be made slightly better are, your right nipple/areola is slightly lower than your left and is slightly larger,  there appears to be slightly more redundant tissue on the bottom of your right breast and your incision lines have widened slightly.  Addressing these issues with revision may help you gain a bit more symmetry and balance, but remember there is no perfect symmetry in nature.  A second lift like this would be safe, the scarring should be better and your aesthetic result refined.  Best wishes.

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