Breast Reshaping in New York City

A Guide to Breast Reshaping: Implants, Lifts, and Fat Grafts

A female patient meets with a surgeon to discuss her options for breast reshaping in New York City

Not all breast augmentations are equal—some women desire more defined cleavage and overall volume, while others seek relief from sagging and asymmetry. At Pearlman Aesthetic Surgery, our renowned surgeons take the time to understand your motivations for breast reshaping in New York City, so you can accomplish your goals.

From silicone and saline implants to fat grafts and mastopexies, we’ve created a guide covering your options to empower your journey.

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Breast Augmentation With Implants

A breast augmentation addresses volume loss, mammary hypoplasia (underdeveloped breasts), asymmetry, and shape anomalies such as tubular breasts. You’ll need to work with your breast surgeon in NYC to determine the most suitable kind and size of implants to safely accomplish your goals and suit your frame, requiring a mastery of breast anatomy and personalized care. Silicone shells encase both silicone and saline implants, but silicone implants are filled with soft gel, while saline implants contain sterile salt water.

Neither implant type is universally better than the other, and neither is the insertion technique, whether that’s above or below the muscle. We may suggest subglandular placement, over the muscle, for patients with a fair amount of existing breast tissue, and submascular or “dual plane” placement, beneath the muscle, for those with less tissue to best support the implants. However, our recommendations may vary based on the kind and size of implant you select as well as your skin’s quality, as a submuscular approach is not ideal in many cases of ptosis (sagging).

During your consultation for breast reshaping in New York City, we’ll discuss your ideal breast size before assessing your physique. Keep in mind that we must choose a size of implants that fit into your breast pocket and suit the plane of insertion to avoid risks of improper healing, and those limitations vary by patient. We’ll help you balance your aesthetic vision with what will be safe and comfortable for your body.

The Look and Feel of Implants

Implants provide fullness to the top and bottom of the breasts, defining cleavage, and are the best augmentation technique for significant size increase. Our highly qualified and experienced surgeons will ensure that your implants look and feel natural on your frame. While your results may vary, both visibly and to the touch, depending on the type, size, and technique used, you can expect your implants to feel similar to your natural breasts after healing.

The Downtime and Maintenance for Implants

It’s important to understand the healing process before committing to any kind of breast reshaping in New York City, as each procedure requires specific steps for recovery. We’ll review specific aftercare instructions with you before and after your augmentation, but generally, it’s best to take off work for at least a week.

You should not exercise for at least 3 weeks after surgery, and full recovery typically takes between 4 and 6 weeks. We recommend wearing a compression bra to support the healing tissues over the following weeks, keeping them from moving too much. Depending on your implants, your anatomy, and your lifestyle, you may need to replace your implants every 10 to 15 years to avoid potential health issues, which is why regular check-ups are important even after recovery.

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Breast Augmentation With Fat Transfers

A breast fat transfer is a procedure that removes fat from one area, such as the abdomen or flanks, and places it into the breasts. After harvesting fat cells through advanced liposuction techniques, we then purify them and inject them into the subcutaneous breast tissue beneath the skin, performing multiple injections for even distribution and to align with your vision.

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This biocompatible approach to breast reshaping in New York City reduces the risks of reactions by using your body’s own resources, eliminating the risks of breast implant illness (BII). It’s important to note that your body absorbs some of the fat cells injected, but our surgeons use a closed-chamber liposuction technique to keep those cells intact and maximize survival.

The Look and Feel of Fat Transfers

Fat grafting in New York City maintains the natural teardrop shape of the breasts while increasing volume by up to 2 cup sizes. Unlike implants, a fat transfer breast augmentation in New York City does not create upper volume to define cleavage. Rather, the fat cells seamlessly integrate with your breast tissue for a more natural appearance, maintaining the same consistency to the touch.

The Downtime and Maintenance for Fat Transfers

Liposuction requires smaller incisions than an augmentation with implants and inflicts less damage to the surrounding tissues, simplifying recovery. Most of our patients can return to normal activities within 2 weeks of their surgery, but it’s still important to avoid strenuous physical activity for several weeks and wear a compression garment.

Once your breasts have “accepted” the injected fat cells, they remain indefinitely. That being said, your breasts’ size may change in response to weight fluctuations and the accumulation or burning of fat cells, unlike with implants. If you’re seeking a solution for breast reshaping in New York City with minimal maintenance, consider a fat graft.

Breast Lift

A breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgery that focuses on returning the breasts and nipples to their original, youthful positions, combating ptosis (sagging). This procedure does not increase the size of your breasts. A surgeon creates precise incisions around the areola, and sometimes along the crease beneath the breast, to remove excess skin—correcting sagging and malpositioning to reestablish natural contours.

The Look and Feel of Breast Lifts

This approach to breast reshaping in New York City is designed to help you feel like yourself again, combatting drooping breasts and downward-pointing nipples to restore balance and natural roundness. Your surgeon will create a personalized “lift pattern” to best enhance your chest according to your unique anatomy and vision.

The Downtime and Maintenance for Breast Lifts

Recovering from a breast lift typically takes less than a week, but rest assured that our Patient Care Coordinator will help you safely expedite the healing process. After your surgery, we’ll also schedule a follow-up to monitor your progress and review your results, looking back on your “before” photos in comparison.

In the meantime, it’s important to wear a support bra and keep the area clean and dry. While you should still avoid heavy lifting and other strenuous physical activities until you’re fully healed, we encourage you to take walks to promote blood circulation. As with any breast surgery, it’s important to prioritize rest and sleep on your back during the recovery process.

The duration of your results may vary depending on your age, skin quality, and lifestyle, but many patients enjoy their breast lift results for years. While we permanently remove excess skin during this procedure, it doesn’t stop future aging, so prioritizing healthy habits is essential to extending the longevity of your results.

Determining Your Best Solution

There is no universal best solution for breast reshaping in New York City, but we’re here to help you find the best solution for you depending on your goals, budget, and lifestyle. Our board-certified surgeons will help you weigh all of your options during your consultation, working together to create your personalized plan. Here, we’ll also provide a detailed estimate for your breast enhancement cost in NYC and discuss your financing options.

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Your plan may include a combination of procedures to accomplish the most comprehensive results. For example, patients struggling with sagging breasts and seeking more defined cleavage may combine a breast augmentation with a breast lift—a dualistic procedure known as an augmentation mastopexy. Those seeking a lift without implants may consider pairing a breast lift and fat transfer in New York City.

Ptosis and volume loss often occur simultaneously as a result of collagen and elastin loss in the breast skin, especially after pregnancy and breastfeeding. New mothers may opt for a mommy makeover, which combines a breast lift with a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) for complete rejuvenation.

Meet Dr. Brian Bassiri-Tehrani

Dr. Brian Bassiri-Tehrani applies his diverse expertise to help patients unlock their full potential, so they can live their lives to the fullest. As he says, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so he takes the time to truly get to know you before all else.

Dr. Bassiri-Tehrani specializes in liposuction, tummy tuck, mommy makeovers, and breast augmentation surgeries, so he can help you make informed, confident decisions and achieve your goals in the safest, most effective manner possible.

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