Breast Lift vs. Breast Augmentation: Which Is Right for You?
Whether you're looking to restore what time or motherhood has changed, or enhance your natural silhouette for the first time, your breast journey is personal. Two of the most popular procedures—breast lift and augmentation—serve distinct purposes. One repositions and reshapes, while the other enhances volume and fullness. So, how do you know which is right for you?
Let’s explore the differences, the benefits, and how Dr. Ralph Garramone at Garramone Plastic Surgery can help you achieve results that look naturally elevated.
Breast Lift: Sculpt, Shape, and Elevate
A breast lift (mastopexy) is ideal for women who are happy with their breast size but dissatisfied with their position, shape, or overall perkiness. Over time, factors like pregnancy, nursing, weight loss, and aging can cause breasts to sag or lose their youthful contour.
What It Does
- Lifts and reshapes the breasts
- Repositions the nipple and areola to a more youthful location
- Removes excess, stretched skin
- Creates a firmer, more youthful contour
- Dr. Garramone uses precision surgical techniques to lift and sculpt while preserving as much natural tissue as possible
What It Doesn’t Do
- Add volume
- Increase cup size
Is It Right for You?
A breast lift is often the right choice if:
- Your nipples point downward or fall below the crease of your breast
- You notice a lack of upper pole fullness (the rounded part at the top)
- You experience skin laxity, sagging, or deflation, but don’t necessarily want larger breasts
Breast Augmentation: Volume, Balance, and Confidence
As one of Newsweek’s Top 150 Plastic Surgeons for Breast Augmentation, Dr. Garramone has performed thousands of successful augmentations. Breast augmentation may be the perfect solution if your primary goal is to increase breast size or fullness. This procedure enhances the volume and shape of your breasts using either silicone or saline implants, with our practice primarily favoring silicone for its natural feel and longevity.
What It Does
- Increases volume and size
- Enhances shape and cleavage
- Corrects asymmetry
- Restores fullness lost after pregnancy, breastfeeding, or weight loss
What It Doesn’t Do
- Correct significant sagging or drooping (although it can offer a mild lifting effect)
Is It Right for You?
Breast augmentation may be ideal if:
- You want to go up a cup size (or several)
- You feel your breasts are too small or disproportionate to your frame
- You’ve lost volume due to weight fluctuations or motherhood
What If You Need Both? The Power of the Combined Procedure
The best results often come from combining a lift with augmentation. If your breasts have lost shape and volume, prevalent after pregnancy or weight loss, this dual procedure can restore a youthful contour and increase size.
A breast Lift paired with augmentation can:
- Reposition sagging tissue
- Resize and lift the nipple and areola
- Add fullness to the upper pole
- Provide projection and shape that’s both lifted and voluminous
Personalized Care. Proven Results.
Every woman’s goals and anatomy are different. That’s why we take the time to truly listen, guiding you through a thoughtful consultation process to determine the most elegant and effective path forward — whether it’s a lift, an augmentation, or both.
Our patients trust us for our advanced surgical expertise and the exceptional, compassionate care they receive at every step of their journey. Your comfort, safety, and confidence are our highest priorities from your first consultation to your final follow-up.
Let Dr. Ralph Garramone — one of Fort Myers’ most trusted names in aesthetic surgery — craft a result that enhances your natural beauty and restores your confidence. Book your consultation today.