Can breast implants give some lift to sagging breasts?
Some Surgeon attempt to lift the breasts with a Breast Implant. However; performing breast augmentation with sagging breasts will usually result in an augmented sagging breast. There are three grades to describe sagging breasts. Type I is perhaps the only type that an Implant will effect a lift without performing a Mastopexy (Breast Lift). Type II and Type III in my experience will require some form of Mastopexy procedure as well as a breast augmentation.
Attempting to put very large Breast Implants in to make the Nipples rotate upwards and therefore lift will work for a short while, unfortunately the weight of such an Implant will cause the breasts to sag over time.
Although breast implants do not lift up a sagging breast, they can make breasts that are mildly sagging appear less saggy. They can take up some of the slack in loose skin by increasing the volume of the breast and they can also, to some extent, rotate the lower portion of the breast upward, making the breasts appear less saggy. But for moderate or severe sag, you really need a breast lift (mastopexy) instead of or in addition to breast augmentation.
Although breast implants do not lift up a sagging breast, they can make breasts that are mildly sagging appear less saggy. They can take up some of the slack in loose skin by increasing the volume of the breast and they can also, to some extent, rotate the lower portion of the breast upward, making the breasts appear less saggy. But for moderate or severe sag, you really need a breast lift (mastopexy) instead of or in addition to breast augmentation. Are breasts with implants more likely to sag over time? All breasts relax with age, because the weight stretches the skin, elasticity is lost with age, and the amount of breast tissue usually decreases. This means that all breasts can be expected to sag whether or not there are implants in them. Breast implants do add some weight to the breast, which may increase the rate of sagging, but implants and surrounding scar tissue also can provide some internal support for the breasts. The end result is that usually implanted breasts sag less. Th
