Will downsizing help with longevity? Currently 700 cc, considering downsizing.

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I’m 5’7, 170lbs, 2 bbls (slim curvy) I had a donut breast lift in 2020 with 700cc OTM. They were perfect but bottomed out. The look I want is big, under my chin, round and perky. I have a breast lift in 8 days with a different board certified surgeon: anchor lift, UTM and internal bra. He said that since my implants are so new I can keep the same ones, as I wanted to stay with 700cc. Should I downsize for longevity, will the internal bra hold them up, I love the look of 600+. Please advise

John L. Burns Jr., MD · Answer

Large implants will weigh on the skin causing stretching of the skin and supporting ligaments.  Smaller implants with a breast lift and supporting mesh like Galaflex would be a longer lasting.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

I would definitely down size your implants at the same time as the lift. It is more difficult to do a good lift with large implants. You should go down to around 450 otherwise the same thing will happen that happened before

David Tauber, MD · Answer

High, perky breasts are a common request for patients looking for breast augmentation. The challenge of large implants is the same as for large breasts - gravity is unrelenting and unforgiving. Since you are trying to get back the look you had when your implants were first done, your best bet is to simply correct the tissue stretch that has happened since the first augmentation and, additionally, reinforce the implant position with mesh. Your plan to correct the excess skin with an anchor lift and place a Galaflex mesh or other internal bra to add support is good. The only thing I would question is going under the muscle. An under the muscle implant position tends to encourage bottoming out and flattens the upper pole - giving less upper pole fullness. I would stick with OTM and plan for needing further surgery in the future.

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

You need to go smaller. Since your implants have bottomed out, they will do so again, even with mesh. You may need to go down to 500-550 so they will stay up longer.  Breasts do not belong under your chin.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Managing bottomed out breast implants is not always easy or straightforward. Each time somebody has revision surgery the chance of having complications or undesirable side effects go up.
Without having access to complete context, we can’t give you yes or no type of answers.
I suggest Patient have a inperson consultation with local plastic surgeons in the community.
The following are some general recommendations for finding the right provider.
Board certification is somewhat irrelevant unless it’s in plastic surgery.
Being board-certified in plastic surgery does not mean somebody has mastered any one single procedure, or is even good at any one single operation. It should be the minimal criteria when beginning provider select.
To find the best provider, I suggest patient schedule multiple in person consultations with experienced plastic surgeons in their community. During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patients who have similar body or facial characteristics to your own. An experienced plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. An experienced provider should in fact have hundreds or preferably thousands of before and after pictures to choose from for commonly performed procedures. 
Being shown a handful of preselected images, representing the best results of a provider’s career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results will look like in the hands of each provider.
There is no correct number of consultations needed to find the best provider. The more consultations you scheduled the more likely you are to find the best provider for your needs. 
Take careful notes during each consultation, especially regarding the quantity and quality of before and after pictures. It’s not a bad idea to bring pictures of your own body/face to use as reference when reviewing before and after pictures. 
The biggest mistake patients make is scheduling only one consultation without properly vetting or comparing providers before scheduling surgery.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

Will downsizing help with longevity? Currently 700 cc, considering downsizing.

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