How to Achieve Full, Perky Breasts Without Implants
November 28th, 2023 | Posted in: Breast Enhancement, Breast Lift |
Since the first silicone implant operation in 1962, breast augmentation has expanded to become the most widely performed and commonly known plastic surgery in the world. Recognized for its ability to enhance volume and shape, breast augmentation with implants is often the go-to procedure for women who are displeased with their lackluster breasts. However, implants are not the only way to achieve youthful, perky breasts.
For some women, a breast augmentation is unable to provide the bust they desire. This is because their aesthetic concerns deal more with the sagging appearance and placement of their nipples, as opposed to the breast volume.
So, how do you know which breast surgery will provide you with the breast aesthetic and the “perkiness” you are looking for?
When Are Breast Implants Not Right for Me?
Breast implants increase the size of the breasts by inserting implants above or below the pectoral muscle. For young women with naturally small breasts (or women with good tissue elasticity), a breast augmentation with implants often provides optimal fullness and shape. However, not every woman who considers breast enhancement surgery is young with naturally perky breasts.
Sagging breasts are one of the most significant reasons that women consider breast enhancement surgery, and breast implants can do nothing to remedy it. The breasts sag for many reasons, including pregnancy, weight fluctuations, and the natural aging of the tissues. When the breasts start to stretch, filling them with an implant is not going to raise them back to a youthful position. If anything, heavy implants will only make the drooping more noticeable.
Women with moderate to significant breast sagging (ptosis) need a breast lift to correct any droopiness.
What Can I Do to Lift My Breasts?
Even the best bra in the world cannot eliminate drooping, sagging breasts. Once the skin and glandular tissues begin to stretch, tightening them without cosmetic surgery is challenging, if not impossible.
Breast lift surgery can:
- Tighten and lift the stretched breast tissue
- Trim excess skin
- Reshape the glandular tissue
- Resize/reposition nipple-areola complex
While breast lift surgery does not physically increase the size of the breasts, this procedure can restore the look of perky, full breasts.
How Can a Breast Lift Create Fuller-Looking Breasts Without Implants?
While it may seem contradictory for a breast lift (also known as a mastopexy) to restore full breasts without adding volume, this is precisely what the procedure does.
Sometimes, the loss of breast fullness is due to the physical loss of fat or glandular tissue of the breast. This is common after pregnancy. Other times, a deflated breast appearance is not due to the loss of volume but instead a loss of shape. Once the skin and tissue stretch, there is more space beneath the breast skin; therefore, the breasts take on a deflated look.
Tightening the tissues with a lift makes the breasts more compact, making them appear fuller. Also, raising and elevating the tissues and repositioning the nipple-areola complex restore youthful perkiness that women could not find with any other form of cosmetic surgery.
What If I Want Additional Volume But Not Implants?
Even though breast lift can restore elevation and perkiness, it cannot increase the size of the breasts when performed alone. Women interested in additional volume, will need to consider an alternative or a combination procedure.
Breast implants are appropriate for women looking for moderate to significant enhancement in their breast size. Some of these women are just entering adulthood, while others have watched the volume of their breasts lessen after pregnancy, weight loss, or the natural aging process.
Even though breast implants have an excellent track record, not every woman interested in larger breasts feels comfortable with the aspect of a synthetic implant. While breast implants are very safe, they are still man-made devices that are liable to complications, such as capsular contracture (tightening of the scar tissue around the implant), implant rupture (the weakening of the silicone shell), and displacement (when the implant shifts). Another reason women may be wary of implants is because they do not last forever. At some point, people with breast implants will need to undergo breast revision to fix any implant complications or correct any changes that have occurred over time.
These potential complications have led some women to seek a more natural augmenting material.
What Is Natural Breast Augmentation?
For years, fat transfer has been restoring volume to women’s faces and buttocks, but those are not the only areas that can benefit from unwanted fat.
Fat is a funny thing. There are areas on your body (such as your breasts, butt, face, and hips) where you want a little bit of it to accentuate your womanly curves. Unfortunately, you can’t choose where fat develops, and fat often gathers in all the wrong places.
Natural breast augmentation is a multi-step surgical procedure that harvests unwanted fat from the abdomen, thighs, and flanks and uses it to add volume to the breasts. This addition is accomplished through fat injections, meaning that there will be no noticeable scarring on the breasts. Even though the fat is harvested using liposuction techniques, the donor sites heal well as they develop their enhanced contour. This procedure is especially beneficial for women who want to increase their breast volume and get rid of stubborn pockets of fat in other areas of their body.
Even though you cannot control the exact shape or achieve as much volume with natural breast augmentation (as compared to breast implants), many women are finding satisfaction with their all-natural augmented breasts. The procedure also has long-lasting results.
Natural breast augmentation can be performed alone or in combination with a breast lift. It can even be combined with breast implants if that is something you are interested in.
Which Breast Enhancement Procedure Will Provide Me Perky Breasts?
You have many options when it comes to restoring youthful perkiness to your chest. For some women, breast implants are the way to go; however, it is important to understand that implants are not your only option when it comes to enhancing your bust, and depending on your concern, they may not be suitable for you. This is why it is essential to schedule a consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and learn more about your breast enhancement options.
Interested in Learning More About Breast Procedures in Beverly Hills, CA?
To learn more about breast lift surgery, natural breast augmentation, or breast implants in the Beverly Hills area, schedule a consultation with Dr. Chiu by calling our office at 310-746-5475.
