Question:
After breast feeding two children just 13 months apart, my breasts are a wreck. The left breast is much bigger than the right and they sag. I want a breast lift. How long do I need to wait to get it? I finished breast feeding four months ago. Can I get my breasts made the same size at the same time?
Answer:
It is very common for breasts to sag and droop and develop stretch marks, especially after multiple pregnancies and breast feeding. A breast lift is an excellent procedure to not only lift and sculpt the breasts but to shape them and achieve more symmetry since at the time of the lift a small reduction can be done on the larger side to match. Typically we ask patients to wait at least three months after breast feeding so in your situation it would be safe to proceed since you stopped breast feeding four months ago.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.