Natural breasts come in all shapes and sizes, but embracing your natural breasts can often be a challenge, leaving many women self-conscious of their appearance. Whether you’re looking to address uneven breast size or shape, enhance smaller breasts that don’t quite fill out a bra or bikini, or reduce the impact of overly large breasts on your daily activities, breast enhancement procedures can help you achieve the body contours you’ve been dreaming of.
But how do you know which surgical procedure will help you reach your goals effectively? Here we explore the main breast enhancement options and what they can do for you.
Breast Augmentation
Whether you have always had tiny breasts or have seen a dramatic drop in breast volume after weight loss or pregnancy, a breast augmentation with implants can help give you the breast fullness you desire. A breast augmentation places breast implants above or underneath the pectoral muscle to increase the overall size and volume of your natural breasts. The placement of breast implants can also help to achieve a more rounded and symmetrical shape to the breasts, giving you the profile you are looking for.
Breast Lift
When you are younger, your breasts typically sit high on the chest, with a perky profile. Unfortunately, aging, weight loss, pregnancy, and breastfeeding can contribute to breast ptosis or breast sagging. You may notice your breasts are sitting much lower on your chest, your nipples may point downward, and the top of your breasts may have lost some of their fullness.
To help restore a more perky, youthful appearance, you may want to consider a breast lift. Breast lift surgery does not affect the size of your breasts, but rather removes excess skin while also reshaping the existing tissue to help turn back the clock and deliver perkier breasts.
Breast Reduction
While many women look to enhance their breast size, others are naturally blessed with large breasts. However, in cases of overly large breasts, this isn’t always a blessing. Excessively large breasts can interfere with everyday activities, contribute to back pain and discomfort, and make fitting into clothes difficult. A breast reduction is a breast enhancement procedure that removes breast fat, glandular tissue, and skin to reduce the overall breast size and shape, giving you the smaller, more manageable breast profile that you are looking for.
Breast Revision
If you are no stranger to breast enhancement procedures, there may come a time when you want to consider a breast revision. This procedure is designed to address previously placed breast implants. You may decide on a revision if you experience an implant rupture, if your initial implants were not large enough and you want to go bigger, if weight fluctuations have contributed to breast changes despite implants, or if you have developed complications, such as capsular contracture.
During a revision procedure, you may opt to replace your current implants with new implants or simply remove your existing implants and opt for no implants with a potential lift to better shape your existing natural tissue.
Combination Surgeries for Optimal Results
Oftentimes, to reach your breast enhancement goals, multiple procedures, such as a breast augmentation and a breast lift may be necessary. In this instance, a breast augmentation with implants can help boost your breast volume while a lift can help reduce sagging and give your new, larger breasts a more perkier overall appearance.
If you are considering breast enhancement of any kind, Dr. Davis and our team of professionals are here to guide you through the process. We will help create a breast enhancement plan which will help you achieve your unique body contouring goals. To learn more, call 916-318-5770 today to schedule your initial consultation and take the first step to a new you.
Author: Dr. Drew Davis
Dr. Drew Davis completed his residency in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center and is proud to be board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. After practicing for many years in the Bay Area, Dr. Davis has chosen private practice in the Sacramento area to allow him to provide the most personal and individualized patient care.
