Follow Us:

Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation: The Best Way To Reshape Your Breasts After Significant Weight Loss

  • Home
  • Blog Articles
  • Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation: The Best Way To Reshape Your Breasts After Significant Weight Loss
Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation: The Best Way To Reshape Your Breasts After Significant Weight Loss

A significant weight loss is a very great accomplishment. It is the manifestation of your commitment to yourself and a healthy lifestyle. The changes you will notice after weight loss can include increased mobility, better heart health, improved mental well-being, and a boost in confidence. Healthy, sustainable weight loss will bestow many amazing benefits. But for some women, the benefits of considerable downward movement on the scale can be overshadowed a bit with less than ideal consequences to the size and shape of their breasts.

After dramatic weight loss, your breasts may be sagging and lacking volume, misshapen, and have poor skin elasticity. If you have done the hard work to get to a healthy weight and want to enjoy your new size and physique, but are unhappy with the effect of the weight loss on your breasts, there are surgical interventions that can help.

Once your weight loss journey is complete and your weight is relatively stable you could begin to explore your options for breast revision through plastic surgery. Your surgeon will most likely suggest a breast lift (mastopexy), breast implants (augmentation), or a combination of both (breast augmentation mastopexy. Here is what you need to know:

Breast Mastopexy

A breast lift surgery aims to remove excess skin and tissue, reposition the nipple, and restore a more natural contour to your breasts. This surgery is ideal if your breasts sit lower than ideal, your areola and skin have become stretched out, or if you want to restore contour and without increasing fullness or your breast size.

Breast Augmentation

Augmentation mammoplasty aims to enhance the size and shape of your breasts using saline or silicone implants. This option is ideal for women who have lost significant breast volume with their weight loss and seek to create a certain silhouette or a more proportionate breasts profile.

The Combined Procedure

Combined breast augmentation and lift is called a Masto-Augmentation. This procedure can often get the most optimal results by incorporating the best of both procedures. Weight loss is defined by the reduction of fatty tissue, one of the three tissues that make up your breasts. If there is not enough fatty tissue remaining after weight loss, breast augmentation with an implant can help replace that tissue and achieve fullness. The breast lift component of combined surgery will allow your plastic surgeon to remove stretched-out excess skin, reduce the size of the areola, reposition the nipple, and balance the shape and position of your breasts.

If you are considering breast surgery to restore fullness and shape to your breasts after significant weight loss the first step is to consult with a plastic surgeon. After an assessment of your nipple location, skin elasticity, symmetry, and breast tissues,  as well as a discussion about your goals for surgery, your doctor can determine the best course of treatment for you.

The Best Options For Breast Surgery After Weight Loss

The dramatic results of significant weight loss are something to be proud of. You will be looking better, feeling better, and have better overall health. But some of the changes to your body after weight loss can be deflating. If you are left with sagging, droopy breasts there are options to restore size, fullness, and shape. Your plastic surgeon can assess your current breast profile and recommend a breast lift, breast augmentation, or a surgery combining the best benefits of both.

Dr. Adil Ladak is a board-certified and top surgeon in Edmonton, Alberta and is highly skilled in helping patients achieve the results they desire with breast surgery. Dr. Ladak and his team are committed to providing patients with the information and education to make the most informed decisions about their appearance and health. To explore all of your options for breast surgery and many other surgical and non-surgical treatments to help you feel and look your best after significant weight loss, visit Alberta Plastic Surgery in Edmonton by booking your complimentary consultation. Call us at (780) 407-6691 or fill out the form below.

FAQs

Q: How long does a breast surgery take?
A: Breast augmentation typically takes between one and two hours depending on the complexity of the procedure. A breast lift surgery can take up to three hours. The combined surgery will take about this long too, but your surgeon will be able to give you a better idea of the duration after your consultation.

Q: If I choose augmentation, how will I know which implants are right for me?
A: You have several options for the kind of implants you can choose. Read more about your choices here. And of course, talk to your plastic surgeon to get some insightful advice on what is the right implant type for you.

Q: How long till I can see the results?
A: How soon you will be able to see the optimal results after your breast surgery will depend on the type of surgery, the type of implants, where your implants were placed (under or over your chest muscles), and your body type and personal healing journey. It will usually be a couple of months before you will see final results.

Share This Post:

Contact Us

Questions? Comments? Call us today at (780) 407-6691 or fill out the form below:

TopServicesBlogContact
TopServicesBlogContact