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"My breasts are lightly sagging. Is there any procedure to firm them up without the breast lift technique – maybe by having augmentation with small implants that will not alter my natural size too much?"
— Answered by
Laurie A. Casas, MD
Glenview, IL
It is impossible to tell you what is possible without seeing you in consultation so that I could better understand the elasticity of your skin, the shape of your breasts, the amount of sagging you have, your present breast size, your chest bone and muscle shape.
In general breast implants can in theory be used to "take up some of the loose breast skin." The problem is that any breast implant will add size - the smallest usually one cup size. The smaller implants are small in size but are also narrow. So if you have a narrow chest width, it may look proportional, but if you have a wide chest, it may look like a small bump on a wide breast.
So the answer is that small implant augmentation in select individuals may be a good way to address your situation but a consultation is the best way to truly understand your options.
