Breast Lift with Implants
A breast lift with implants—also called augmentation-mastopexy—combines two powerful techniques in one surgery to both elevate and enhance the breasts. For many women, changes in breast appearance are a natural part of aging, pregnancy, breastfeeding, or significant weight fluctuations. Over time, breasts may lose their youthful shape, volume, and position, leading to sagging or a “deflated” look. By repositioning the breast tissue and incorporating implants, our board-certified plastic surgeon, Amie Miller, MD, can help restore perkiness, fullness, and improved contour, creating results that a breast lift or breast augmentation alone cannot fully achieve.
Breast Lift with Implants At a Glance
- Potential Benefits: A breast lift with implants can restore a firmer, more youthful breast position while also increasing size and fullness. This dual approach addresses sagging, asymmetry, and volume loss in a single procedure, often producing more comprehensive results than a lift or augmentation alone.
- Candidates: Ideal candidates include women experiencing breast ptosis (sagging) combined with a desire for added volume or improved breast shape. Patients should be in good overall health, non-smokers (or willing to stop smoking in advance of surgery), and have realistic expectations about the outcome.
- Procedure: Augmentation-mastopexy combines breast lift surgery with implant placement. The breasts are elevated to a higher, more youthful position, and implants are inserted to enhance size and contour. The procedure is typically performed under general anesthesia and lasts about three hours.
- Revocery: Most patients experience bruising and swelling in the first two weeks, with pain well managed by prescribed medication. For most individuals, light activities may be resumed within two weeks, while full recovery usually takes a minimum of six weeks.
- Surgeon: Dr. Amie Miller is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has extensive experience performing breast lift with implants procedures. She focuses on natural looking outcomes that reflect each patient’s goals and body proportions.
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What Are the Benefits of a Breast Lift with Implants Procedure?
Breast lift with implants is often chosen by women who want to address both sagging and volume loss at once. Benefits may include:
- A more lifted, youthful breast position
- Increased breast size and improved upper-pole fullness
- Restoration of breast shape following pregnancy, breastfeeding, or weight loss
- Improved symmetry and balance between the breasts
By combining both breast augmentation and breast lift techniques, this surgery reduces the need for multiple procedures and recovery periods. Many patients find that augmentation-mastopexy provides the most comprehensive solution for their concerns.
During your initial consultation, Dr. Miller will talk with you about your goals and help you determine if a breast lift with implants procedure is right for your needs. This treatment can serve as an effective option on its own, or it can be part of a full Mommy Makeover procedure for women who would like to address aesthetic concerns on other body areas, as well.
What Does Breast Augmentation-Mastopexy Surgery Involve?
Breast augmentation-mastopexy is typically performed as an outpatient procedure under general anesthesia. During surgery, Dr. Miller makes incisions tailored to individual needs.
In most cases, the incisions will be created around the areola, vertically down the breast, and sometimes along the breast crease. These incisions allow her to lift and reshape the breast tissue, reposition the nipple to a higher location, and remove any excess skin.
Breast implants—silicone or saline, depending on your choice are then placed either above or beneath the chest muscle to achieve the desired size and contour. Dr. Miller carefully balances the lift with the implant placement to maximize the chances of achieving natural-looking, symmetrical results.
The surgery typically takes about three hours, and most patients are able to return home the same day.
What Can I Expect During Recovery from a Breast Lift with Implants Procedure?
Recovery varies by individual, but most patients can expect some swelling, bruising, and mild discomfort in the first week. Pain medication and supportive garments help minimize discomfort and promote healing. Patients are generally able to return to light activities within about two weeks.
Strenuous exercise, heavy lifting, or vigorous activity should be avoided for at least six weeks, or until cleared by Dr. Miller. Over the weeks and months following surgery, the breasts will gradually settle into their final shape and position. Scars, while permanent, usually fade significantly over time and are placed in areas where they can be concealed by bras or swimsuits.
How Much Does a Breast Lift with Implants Procedure Cost?
The cost of a breast lift with implants procedure at our practice can vary among patients depending on factors such as the type of implants chosen, the complexity of the surgery, anesthesia fees, surgical facility costs, and other components. Because this procedure is highly customized, a consultation with Dr. Miller is the best way to receive the most precise estimate possible.
Once your treatment plan has been developed during the consultation, a member of our team can go over any questions you may have and talk with you about the convenient payment options at our practice. These include plastic surgery financing opportunities for qualified applicants who would like to pay for their treatment in monthly installments.
To learn more about breast lift with implants surgery, or to schedule a consultation with Dr. Miller, please contact us today.