Question:
I am finished with breast feeding and plan not to have any more children. My right breast is noticeably bigger than the left and they both droop. I want a breast lift and augmentation. What procedure do you use for the implant, under the muscle and what type of implant do you prefer?
Answer:
When examining a patient who has very asymmetrical breasts, meaning one is larger than the other and breasts that droop, many options area available. First, a breast lift alone can sometimes be all that is needed if the patient has sufficient breast tissue that can be lifted and sculpted into a pleasing shape. However, usually on the smaller side, it is necessary to place an implant. So sometimes either one implant is sufficient or two implants can be used, just different size implants, in order to achieve symmetry. The implants would be placed under the muscle since this gives a much more natural look and more natural feel and about 80% of patients in our practice to request and prefer silicone implants because they do feel much more natural.
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.