Should You Combine Breast Implants with Breast Lift?

Submitted by Dr. Joyesh Raj on Mon 04/24/2023 - 22:22

Breast enhancement procedures are among the most popular forms of plastic surgery. In the hands of an elite plastic surgeon like Dr. Joyesh Raj, you can attain breasts that have the precise size, shape, slope, symmetry, and proportions that you have always dreamed of. Depending on your specific cosmetic concerns, a single surgery like breast lift or breast augmentation may be sufficient to achieve your preferred look. In some cases, a combination of these procedures may be optimal. In this blog, Dr. Raj explains when it makes the most sense to combine breast implants with breast lift.

Breast Lift

Breast lift elevates breasts that have become progressively droopier thanks to the effects of aging, pregnancy, and weight loss. By removing loose skin around your breasts, your breasts sit higher on the chest (like they did when you were younger) and take on a more appealing shape. Dr. Raj also repositions and reprojects your nipples/areolas so that they have a more youthful look.

Breast Augmentation

What breast lift does not do is change the size of the breasts. If you would like your breasts to look larger, breast implants are necessary. Breast augmentation can help to give your breasts a rounded fullness, correct asymmetry, and exaggerate your cleavage.

When to Combine These Procedures

For some women, the choice between these surgeries is uncomplicated. If they like the size of their breasts but want them higher, then breast lift is appropriate. If their breasts are still perky but not as big as they wish they were, then breast augmentation is the right choice. And if the goal is breasts that are both higher and larger, then combining these procedures makes the most sense.

Dr. Raj offers his expert opinion during your consultation to ensure that your cosmetic goals are fulfilled. For example, if you already are experiencing some skin laxity, adding implants may exaggerate the droopiness, which is why adding breast lift may be advisable.

Combining these surgeries rather than scheduling them separately allows you to save some money and have just one recovery period rather than needing to allocate vacation days to separate recoveries.

Schedule a Consultation with Dr. Raj

To meet with an expert plastic surgeon in Westlake and Cleveland, Ohio who has a long track record of beautiful breast transformations for his patients, please schedule a consultation at Raj Plastic Surgery. Together you can devise a surgical plan that best achieves your aesthetic goals. Call (440) 808-8030 today.