Question:
I am interested in getting a breast lift but wonder if the breasts will eventually sag again some time after surgery. About how long do the results of the breast lift last?
Answer:
The technique that we use for breast lift involving taking all of the breast tissue and shaping and sculpting it and also creating an internal bra with your own tissues that maintain the position of the breasts. If after a breast lift the patient maintains her weight and there is not a significant weight fluctuation, then the breasts should maintain their shape and position. The only thing that will affect the breasts is the natural aging process and gravity. The results of a breast lift can be very long lasting, 7-10 years, as long as again the patient maintains a normal weight and does not have huge fluctuations.
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.