Posted October 05, 2024 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift
Being a mom and getting the chance to live a long life are both great blessings — but the effects that they can have on your body, including your breasts, might feel more like a curse.
Our empathetic cosmetic plastic surgeon, Dr. Scott Green, deeply understands the emotional impact that breast changes after aging, pregnancy, or breastfeeding can have. He offers highly customized breast surgery to help our patients love their bodies again.
Sometimes, a breast lift doesn’t fully address concerns, and that’s where a breast augmentation with implants can come into play. In this blog, we explore when it makes sense to combine the two procedures.
Breast Lift Versus Breast Implants
To understand when to combine breast lift (mastopexy) and breast implants, you first need to know exactly what each procedure can (and can’t) do.
Breast lift
A breast lift repositions your breasts. It can:
- Raise breast position
- Remove excess skin
- Improve breast symmetry
- Reduce areola size (around your nipple)
- Create an improved breast shape
But a breast lift doesn’t increase the volume of your breast tissue. It’s actually normal to lose some overall size and volume, up to one cup size, after a breast lift.
Breast implants
Breast implants add volume to your breasts. They can enhance breast shape as well, helping to create a more rounded upper part of the breast. But breast augmentation doesn’t change the position of your breasts on your body. It simply makes them larger.
When to Combine a Breast Lift with Implants
Now that you know what each procedure can do, you might be wondering if you need both. If you want your breasts restored to a higher position on your chest and wish to keep or increase your current breast volume, Dr. Green might recommend a combination breast lift and implant surgery.
This combination surgery offers benefits including:
- Comprehensive results: A combination procedure addresses all your breast shape, position, and volume concerns at once, creating a balanced and natural look.
- Single recovery period: By combining the procedures, you only need to go through one surgery and one recovery period, reducing overall downtime.
- Cost-effective: Combining surgeries can be more cost-effective than having each procedure done separately. You save on anesthesia, surgical fees, and time off work.
Dr. Green believes that our patients deserve amazing outcomes that address all their concerns effectively. A combination procedure is one of the best ways to do that.
Is a Breast Lift and Implant Combo Right for You?
Want to learn more about how a breast lift and implants can give you a gorgeous new look? Call our Sacramento office at (916) 773-5559 to schedule your consultation with Dr. Green today.