I am planning on getting implants but wondering if I'll need a lift as well? (photos)

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Hello, I am planning on getting implants but wondering if I'll need a lift as well?

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

From your photos it appears a lift is recommended when you have your augmentation.  The implants will provide volume and upper pole fullness, but the nipple is not lifted.  Your photos show that your breasts sit low on the chest wall and you would benefit from a lift.  See a board certified plastic surgeon near you to learn more.

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSC · Answer

Your nipples are lower than your breast fold therefore a lift would be recommended to give you more upper pole fullness for a perkier shape.

Ted Eisenberg, DO, FACOS, FAACS · Answer

I recommend an in person consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and be measured. After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of women (my patients) with similar measurements with different size and style breast implants. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Women tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what size and style breast implant is right for them. Mildly Sagging Breasts: If your breasts are mildly droopy, a saline or silicone gel implant placed behind the pectoral muscle might help create the illusion of perkiness. That’s because as the implant fills out the top of the breast, it also fills out the bottom, making it look as if the nipple has moved higher. It hasn’t. You can always get a lift later if you feel you are not perky enough when fully settled and healed. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

Donald R. Revis Jr, MD · Answer

Good evening,
You would definitely benefit from a lift with your augmentation- the kind I would recommend is a donut mastopexy- nice lifting but no vertical scar!

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

More important than implants is the breast lift.  Your breasts are too low on the chest wall.  The technique I recommend is a mini lift.  Using a circumareola incision, your breast tissue is reshaped, elevated higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage.  At the same time, fat transfers or small implants can be placed totally submuscular.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

I am planning on getting implants but wondering if I'll need a lift as well? (photos)

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Answer: Donut Mastopexy / Augmentation

Answer: Donut Mastopexy / Augmentation

Answer: Mini lift with fat transfers or small implants

Answer: Mini lift with fat transfers or small implants

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I am planning on getting implants but wondering if I'll need a lift as well? (photos)

Answers (10)

Answer: Donut Mastopexy / Augmentation

Answer: Donut Mastopexy / Augmentation

Answer: Mini lift with fat transfers or small implants

Answer: Mini lift with fat transfers or small implants

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