If you decide to get a breast lift without implants, you may end up with slightly or moderately small breasts. To maintain the same size, you may want to choose small implants to replace fullness, especially in the upper pole, where fullness is lost after having children and nursing. Speak to your plastic surgeon about the options.

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You sound like a good candidate for a lift only, since there is some volume to shape. If you want more fullness afterwards, you can always add it later.

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Yes, you can definitely have a breast lift without implants. You might want to consider the idea of natural breast augmentation w/ your lift. A lift alone will not help with deflation (lack of volume) in the upper breasts, so if this is something you would like, consider fat transfer to the breasts.

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Yes, you can, and we do that breast lift with very limited scars, just around the areolar area. You do not need implants with a lift if you
are not looking for added volume. However, that should be one of your options.

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Thank you for your question.

Yes, many patients choose to only have breast lifting and not place breast implants. Breast implants would be indicated if you wanted to increasing the breast "fullness" or size.

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There are numerous types of breast lifts which, when done correctly, can lift and shape the breast. If there in enough breast tissue, an auto-augmentation may be appropriate in combination with a breast lift, and this can give the roundness and shape not typically seen with a standard breast lift.

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Mastopexy (breast lift) can be performed very nicely without breast implants, especially if the patient does not want to become any larger.

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You certainly can have a breast lift, or mastopexy, without implants. The "roundness" of a youthful breast may be difficult to obtain without an implant. I recommend you meet with a board-certified plastic surgeon who can explain what can be obtained with a lift verses a lift plus implants. The Vectra imaging system is also very helpful with this and many plastic surgeons have this technology available for their patients.

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You can have just a lift. If after 6 months you re-evaluate your breasts and want more volume, you can then consider breast implants.

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You absolutely can get perkier and rounder breasts without any implants. The trade off is that the overall breast size will be smaller, because during a lift procedure we typically do remove some breast tissue. Implants are (as you mentioned) another way to improve the aesthetic appearance of breasts for our patients, but definitely is not necessary. Please always seek the professional opinion of a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in breast surgery. Be very honest about what you are looking for. Best of luck!

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The best way to know if a breast lift would be "enough" to give you the results you want would be to consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon. Yes, you can get a breast lift without implants. There are two things that are accomplished with a mastopexy (breast lift): shape and the restoration of the nipple-areolar complex to a more normal, perkier position. Best of luck.

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