Fixing Saggy Breasts: Breast Augmentation, Breast Lifts, or Both?

Breast sagging, unfortunately, affects most women at some point in their life. Sagging can occur as a natural part of aging, after significant weight loss or pregnancy, and you may just have genes that make you more prone to saggy breasts. The good news is, cosmetic surgery can bring your breasts back to a more perky, youthful appearance. But which procedure will do the trick? Can breast augmentation with implants boost your breast size and provide a lift or is a breast lift the better procedure? What about both? Let’s explore your options.

Breast Augmentation with Implants

As one of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures each year, a breast augmentation with implants can help address breast sagging in certain conditions but will not work alone for everyone. If the reason your breasts sag is due to excess skin and a lack of breast volume, then breast augmentation  with implants will help fill that excess skin, helping to reduce sagging. However, if you have moderate to severe sagging, the placement of implants can worsen sagging breasts. 

One way to determine if a breast augmentation will work is to do the pencil test. If you place a pencil along the breast crease and behind the breast and the pencil stays in place, then a breast augmentation alone will not work to improve your bustline and is likely to worsen your sagging. 

A Breast Lift Alone

The main objective for a breast lift is to lift the breasts back to their perky, youthful position. While a breast lift reverses sagging, it does not change the fullness, firmness, and size of your breasts that you would achieve with a breast augmentation. It simply lifts the breasts higher on the chest wall and repositions the nipples.

A Breast Augmentation Mastopexy

If you are looking to not only lift sagging breasts, but also increase firmness and size of the breasts, combining a breast augmentation with implants and a breast lift may be the answer. By combining these procedures , you not only lift the breasts, but you can adjust the firmness, shape, and size of your breasts. This can allow you to address asymmetry as well. The bonus of combining these procedures is that you only have one procedure and one recovery while you get the benefits of both procedures. 

If sagging breasts are making you feel self-conscious and you want to explore breast rejuvenation, whether that be breast augmentation, a breast lift, or both, Dr. Martin and his team are ready to help you get the results you want. Call 575-521-7111 today to schedule your consultation and take the first step to breast rejuvenation and a new you.