Can You Get a Non Surgical Breast Lift?

The idea of a non surgical breast lift is intriguing to many. After all, anesthesia, incisions, a substantial recovery period, and subsequent scarring often deters patients from undergoing real breast lift surgery.

Still, even despite there being some availability for a non surgical option that provides a slight lift, there is no single solution that all surgeons seem to agree upon. And in the end, breast lift surgery always achieves the best, most visible and long-lasting results.

Below, we’ll provide a brief overview of non surgical breast lift options, plus what you should know about traditional breast lift surgery if you are still considering this as an option.

Non Surgical Options For Breast Lift

There are several treatment options for sagging breasts that can help lift the breasts and “perk” them up without the need for actual surgery.

1. Vampire Breast Lift

A vampire breast lift (also known as a PRP or platelet rich plasma breast lift) is likely the most commonly performed non invasive breast lift.

This procedure may sound a bit scary because it uses the patient’s own blood, but really the goal is to use the plasma found in your blood to generate cell production in the breasts, thus providing a tightened, slightly lifted look.

2. Renuvion Skin Tightening (J Plasma)

Renuvion aims to encourage tightening and contraction through cold plasma energy within the lower bonds of the skin, thus creating new collagen production and slightly lifting the breasts. Renuvion is often used in conjunction with liposuction and other procedures to tighten various areas of the body.

3. Injectables

Many patients feel that they only need a modest amount of lift on their breasts, so sometimes, injectables are used. These include dermal fillers and/or Botox injections.

These may be used alone or in tandem with a PRP or another procedure. What’s notable about injectables in achieving the look of surgical lifts is that the outcome is more about tightening and adding some volume and perkiness to the upper pole of the breasts.

In other words, this solution cannot actually change the position of the breasts.

4. Laser Non Surgical Breast Lift

Laser treatments can help enhance your skin’s production of collagen, which can, in turn, reduce signs of aging, including sagging breasts. Improving skin elasticity with lasers that stimulate collagen production and eliminate dead skin cells is another option for a non invasive lift.

*There are other nonsurgical breast lift options, such as the Caci bust treatment (originally a muscle injury treatment) that targets chest muscles with electrical pulses for better tone in addition to these. However, none of these options can achieve what a traditional lift can.

Surgical vs Non Surgical Breast Surgery

Ultimately, breast lift surgery is the best way to achieve a lifted appearance in your breasts. Patients may seek a traditional breast lift after having children, losing a significant amount of weight, or simply because they’ve aged and feel they no longer have that perkiness of youth in their breasts.

Many patients want the outcome that different types of surgical breast lift surgery can provide, but they are nervous about what goes along with that: invasive surgery, general anesthesia, incisions, significant recovery time, scars, etc.

Safety

In truth, breast surgery is a very safe procedure. There are certainly risks and potential complications that can occur, but this is the case with all types of surgery, whether elective or essential.

As long as you choose a board certified plastic surgeon with experience and someone you are comfortable with, and as long as you are a good candidate for surgery and plan to follow all of your postoperative instructions carefully, you should have a positive experience.

Cost

Some patients may also talk about nonsurgical breast lift cost as a reason why they choose this option. This is definitely a consideration, and non surgical options are certainly less expensive.

However, again, with a nonsurgical lift, you’re really not going to achieve the same substantial results that you would with a surgical breast lift.

On top of that, your results will not typically be permanent. Usually, they’ll last for around six months or maybe up to two years at most.

Therefore, if you’re talking about your return on investment, surgical breast lifting tends to be the superior choice.

Incisions and Scarring

Lastly, patients are frequently worried about the incisions that need to be made and the subsequent scars that will appear post breast lift surgery. Ultimately, scars are always going to be a part of invasive surgery.

But the good news is that they’ll fade. After a while, you’ll notice that your scar has flattened out and has started to blend in with the surrounding skin.

Furthermore, your surgeon is going to work hard to place your incisions in discreet locations. Inframammary scars from breast lift surgery are well-hidden beneath the breast.

Scars around the areola can be camouflaged by the darker colored skin there. Even the vertical incision on the lower half of the breast will fade and be hard to see over time.

If you get a breast lift, non surgical options may result in less scarring, but just remember that you’re also getting less impressive results.

FAQ: Breast Lift Surgery

Where can I find a non surgical breast lift near me?

Many plastic surgeons offer non surgical breast lift options to fit your needs. Contact board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ashley Steinberg if you are searching for breast lift options in the Houston area.

Do nonsurgical breast lifts work?

Sometimes, nonsurgical breast lifts can help with moderate breast sagging and provide a subtle lift, but these options usually can’t achieve the breast lifting capabilities of a surgical procedure (traditional breast lifts), nor can they get rid of excess skin.

The main goal of  non surgical breast lifts is often just to achieve tighter skin on the upper portion of the breasts.

Do surgical breast lifts leave scars?

Yes, when excess breast skin is removed, and the breast tissue, nipples, and areolae are moved up to alter the breast shape and position, incisions are required, and this means the patient will have scarring once healed.

Fortunately, scars in the breast tissue should heal and fade well after several months and even more after several years. Take a look at some beast lift before and after photos to see what scarring typically looks like after breast lift recovery.

What type of anesthesia is typically used for breast lift surgery?

Patients will likely receive general anesthesia for surgical breast lifts. For a scarless breast lift (nonsurgical minimally invasive procedure), local anesthesia may be used.

Does radio frequency skin tightening work on breasts?

Radio waves for assisted lipolysis with a bipolar device to deliver radiofrequency energy to the breast is an effective modality to moderately improve breast ptosis.

Call Us Today to Set Up a Consultation

Deciding what type of breast lift surgery is right for you can be challenging. Let us help.

To find out more about your options for breast lifts, please contact us today and set up a consultation appointment with board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ashley Steinberg.

References

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