Marchand · The Breast Lift

Restored, not replaced.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding change breast shape — position, fullness, sometimes both. A considered lift with Dr. Élise Marchand, double board-certified, restores what changed — with an implant, or entirely without one. Which is right is a question only you answer, considered privately, never assumed on your behalf.

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Double board-certified surgeon A lift, with or without an implant — your choice By private consultation · New York
A composed woman in soft natural light, at ease and self-assured after her lift Lifted, and still entirely yourself.
Double board-certified surgeon The Aesthetic Society (ASAPS) Accredited surgical facility Implant, if chosen, is FDA-cleared Every plan by Dr. Marchand herself
Before Anything Else

A bigger implant will not lift what has dropped.

Most women who write in after having children assume the answer is more volume. Often, it isn’t. Pregnancy and nursing change position as much as fullness — and an implant, on its own, restores fullness, not position. If what changed is where things sit, a lift is the honest answer. What to add alongside it — an implant, or nothing at all — is a separate question, and entirely yours to answer.

Restore what changed. Add only what you choose.

A poised woman at ease by a window, restored and unmistakably herself
What changed can be restored. On your terms.
What’s Your Goal?

“Breast surgery” is really several different decisions. Which one is yours?

Most women don’t arrive certain of what they need — only of how they feel, and often that they don’t recognise what changed. The first, most useful step is naming the goal honestly, because a bigger implant answers one thing and not another.

A larger implant adds volume — it will not lift what has dropped. If position is the concern, a lift is the answer; if it’s fullness, an augmentation is. Choosing a lift does not commit you to an implant — that part is entirely your call.

Restore position

A lift

Restores position after pregnancy or nursing — with an implant, or entirely without one. This page is for you.

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More volume

Augmentation

Restore or add fullness — with an implant or your own fat — in proportion to your frame. A larger implant on its own won’t lift.

Fuller & lifted

Both, together

When volume and position have both changed, an augmentation-lift addresses the two in one considered plan.

Comfort & relief

Reduce for comfort

If large breasts cause back, neck or shoulder discomfort, a reduction may be insurance-covered — a different path we’ll point you to.

Correct a past result

Revise

A previous augmentation that isn’t right is a different operation — one for a revision specialist.

A personal choice

Remove implants

Choosing to have your implants removed is valid and personal — discussed honestly, without pressure, at consultation.

Not sure which is yours? Take the 60-second check
Two Paths, Made Clear

A restorative lift and comfort reduction are two different journeys.

It saves you time and disappointment to know, early, which one you’re on — because they are priced, paid for and planned in entirely different ways.

This page — a restorative lift

A private, considered decision

A lift for position — with or without an implant — is a cosmetic choice, not covered by insurance, so it’s made simple instead: a considered figure prepared privately, with financing available, and never a required implant.

  • Surgeon, anaesthesia, facility and follow-ups in one considered figure
  • An implant only if you choose one — never assumed or upsold
  • Financing available — a soft check that doesn’t touch your credit
A different path — comfort reduction

Possibly insurance-covered

If your concern is discomfort from large breasts — back, neck or shoulder pain — a reduction is a medical conversation, and it may be covered when medically necessary.

  • A different assessment — symptoms, not aesthetics
  • Coverage depends on your plan and its criteria
  • Tell us at your consultation and we’ll point you to the right path
Your Choice, Considered Plainly

A lift restores position. An implant, if you want one, is a separate decision.

The two are often confused, so here is the honest shape of it before you ever sit down: a lift repositions your own tissue; an implant adds volume. You can have either alone, or both together — nothing is assumed for you.

A lift, alone

Repositions your own tissue to restore shape — no implant added. For women who want to keep their natural volume, simply lifted.

A lift, with an implant

Restores position and adds chosen fullness in one plan — the most common combination after significant volume loss.

An implant, alone

If position hasn’t truly changed but volume has, augmentation alone may be enough — confirmed honestly at consultation, not assumed.

Your own fat, instead

A lift can be paired with fat transfer for a modest, natural addition — roughly a cup — rather than an implant. Still surgery either way.

See which is yours · 60 sec
Seeing It, Before You Decide

See what a lift actually restores — before you decide anything.

The 60-second check gives a considered first read on your goal and candidacy. From there, a curated set of consented results — lift alone, and lift with an implant — is reviewed with you privately, so the choice is made with clarity, not guesswork.

  • A curated results gallery

    Reviewed privately at consultation, matched to bodies and starting points like yours — lift alone and lift-with-implant side by side.

  • Sizers, and where helpful, 3D imaging

    For the fullness question only, if you choose to add an implant — a simulation, not a guarantee, considered on your own frame.

  • No implant required, ever

    A lift restores position using your own tissue on its own. Adding fullness is optional, never assumed and never upsold.

  • Prepared privately, never pushed

    Your considered figure — different depending on what you choose — is given quietly, in your own time. No pressure, no on-the-spot decision.

Am I a candidate? · 60 seconds
A curated results gallery reviewed privately at consultation
What Is Addressed

The full range — so you can see exactly where your path sits.

A lift (mastopexy)

Restores position after pregnancy or nursing, with an implant or without one — the focus of this page. A larger implant won’t lift — a lift will.

Augmentation

Restored or added fullness with an implant or your own fat, planned to your frame — for volume, not position.

Augmentation-lift

When both volume and position have changed, the two are addressed together in one considered plan.

Reduction

For comfort from large breasts — a medical conversation that may be insurance-covered. A different path.

Revision

Correcting a previous result — capsular contracture, malposition, or an aug that isn’t right. A different operation.

Removal (explant)

Choosing to have implants removed is a valid, personal decision — heard honestly, without pressure.

Dr. Élise Marchand, in her consultation room
Meet Your Surgeon

Dr. Élise Marchand

Two decades in aesthetic breast surgery have taught Dr. Marchand this above all: restoring what motherhood changed is not the same operation as adding to it, and the two should never be confused for the sake of a sale. She designs, performs and reviews every plan herself — a lift, an implant, or both, never assumed.

  • Double board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • A lift-and-augmentation practice kept deliberately small — a limited number of cases each month
  • A philosophy of restoring what changed — never adding what wasn’t asked for
  • Every plan, and every considered figure, prepared by Dr. Marchand personally
“A lift restores what motherhood changed. An implant is never assumed — only chosen.”

É. Marchand

A Considered Practice

Judgement earned over a career, applied to a small number of women.

20+
Years in aesthetic & reconstructive breast surgery
2
Board certifications held by Dr. Marchand
1 of few
A limited number of cases accepted each month
100%
Every plan & every figure prepared by Dr. Marchand personally
The Aesthetic Society Am. Board of Plastic Surgery ASPS RealSelf

Demo · illustrative memberships & recognitions for a Penguin Agents proof build — completed by the practice at onboarding.

Real Results, Seen Privately

The right question is whether a lift could restore what changed for someone like you.

A curated set of consented lift results — alone and with an implant — is reviewed with you privately at consultation. A representative portrait stands in here; individual results vary from person to person.

A representative portrait, natural light A representative portrait, natural light Before After

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Illustrative placeholder · your practice’s own consented before-and-after photos are reviewed privately at consultation · individual results vary · demo.

Am I A Candidate?

A private breast lift assessment.

Seven unhurried questions, about a minute. At the end, a considered read on your goal and candidacy — including whether a lift, with or without an implant, best fits what changed. Nothing is decided until you meet Dr. Marchand.

Where to begin — restoring what changed, on your terms.

This takes about a minute. Your answers stay private and are used only to prepare a thoughtful, considered recommendation.

Question One
What would you most like to achieve?

Choose what matters most to you today. This is the question that shapes everything after it.

A lift — restore position (with or without an implant, your choice)
Fuller — more volume
Both — fuller and lifted
Reduce for comfort
Revise a past result
Remove my implants
Not sure — help me decide
Question Two
What describes your concern best?

A rough sense is plenty. The consultation confirms what is truly at play.

Sagging or drooping (position)
Lost volume or deflation
Too large — back, neck or shoulder discomfort
Asymmetry between sides
A past result I’m unhappy with
Symptoms I attribute to my implants
Not sure
Question Three
The look you have in mind?

There is no wrong answer — only what suits you. This helps us know whether added fullness matters to you at all.

Very natural and subtle — my own volume is enough
Noticeably fuller, too
Not sure yet
Question Four
Where are you with children & breastfeeding?

This matters for timing — a lift is best planned once your shape has settled, usually around six months after finishing breastfeeding.

Done — and finished breastfeeding 3–6+ months ago
I may want more children
Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
Not applicable
Question Five
A little more about you.

Your weight, lately

Stable, near my goal
Still working toward it

Any prior breast surgery or implants?

No — this would be my first
Yes — considering a revision
Yes — considering removal
Question Six
Would you like your lift to include added fullness?

There is no right answer, and no obligation either way — Dr. Marchand will confirm what suits you at consultation.

No — a lift alone, my own tissue
Yes — with an implant (silicone/gummy)
Yes — with my own fat, no implant
Not sure — help me choose
Question Seven
How are you thinking about timing?
I feel ready to begin
Within the next 3–6 months
I am exploring, unhurried

Considering your answers…

Almost there
Where shall we send your recommendation?

We will send your considered read, and — whichever path is yours — prepare your figure privately. A member of the practice follows up quietly to arrange your consultation if you wish.

Your considered recommendation

A board-certified surgeon confirms your candidacy at your complimentary consultation.
Reserve your private consultation

Complimentary · by appointment, New York

Free, no-obligation consultation · select a time on the next step

Reserve Your Consultation
Choose a day and time that suits you.

Complimentary and no-obligation — about 20–30 minutes with Dr. Marchand’s coordinator, by appointment in New York. Availability shown is illustrative for this demo.

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Free & no-obligation · 18+ · Dr. Marchand’s coordinator will confirm by text and email. No surgery is booked at this step.

✓
You’re booked.

Dr. Marchand’s coordinator will confirm your consultation by text and email shortly — no action needed from you until then.

What to expect next

  • A member of the practice confirms your appointment by text and email, usually within one business day.
  • A brief call or message beforehand to understand your goals and answer any early questions.
  • At the consultation: an in-person exam, an honest read on candidacy, whether a lift alone or a lift with an implant suits you — and your considered figure, prepared privately.
This reserves a complimentary, no-obligation consultation — not a surgical booking. Candidacy is confirmed by Dr. Marchand herself, in person, for patients 18 and over. A breast lift, with or without an implant, is real elective surgery; individual results vary. You may reschedule or step back at any point.
Honestly, Whichever You Choose

A good surgeon tells you the whole of it — not only the reassuring half.

A lift’s own considerations

A lift leaves a scar — typically anchor or lollipop-shaped — that fades but never fully disappears; some change in sensation is possible, and perfect symmetry is never guaranteed. Named plainly, whether or not an implant is added.

If you choose an implant

Implants are excellent, FDA-cleared devices — but not lifetime devices. They may need monitoring and, eventually, revision. Capsular contracture, rupture or deflation, and the rare but real BIA-ALCL are discussed openly, never hidden.

A lifetime warranty, explained precisely

If you add an implant, modern premium implants carry a manufacturer warranty against rupture — genuine, but registration-conditional and product-specific. You’ll be told exactly what yours covers, not sold a slogan.

Let’s be honest with each other: whichever you choose, this is real surgery — real anaesthesia, a real recovery, and real risks. It deserves a clear head and the whole truth, which is exactly why we’d rather over-explain than under-tell.

Your Recovery

Lighter than you may fear — and mapped out plainly beforehand.

A lift is a single-region procedure, and for most women the recovery is more manageable than the internet suggests — whether or not an implant is added. It is still real surgery, so it’s treated with respect — but the timeline is honest, and yours is mapped before you ever agree to a date.

  • Days 1–7 · the part to plan for

    Rest, and a return to desk work for many by about a week

    The first days are the most restricted — no lifting, no strain. Many women are back to light desk work in around a week; this is typical, and individual, never a guarantee.

  • Weeks 2–6 · easing back

    Steady, on your own timeline

    Gentle activity resumes and settles over the following weeks, with exercise reintroduced on Dr. Marchand’s guidance. Timelines are typical ranges, not promises.

  • Reviewed in person, throughout

    You’re never left to guess what’s normal

    Dr. Marchand reviews you along the way — every follow-up included in your figure — so at each stage you know what to expect.

A woman at ease at home, some weeks after her lift
What To Expect

An honest account of the path, from first question to settled result.

The consultation

Your goal, your candidacy — and your choice

You and Dr. Marchand talk through what changed and what you’d like restored. She confirms candidacy honestly, walks you through whether a lift alone or a lift with an implant suits you, and prepares your considered figure — the number depends on what you choose.

Seeing it, before you decide

A gallery, and where relevant, 3D imaging

A curated set of consented results — lift alone and lift-with-implant — is reviewed on your own timeline. Where fullness is the question, sizers and, where offered, 3D imaging let you consider it on your own frame — a simulation, not a guarantee.

Procedure day

Performed by Dr. Marchand, in an accredited theatre

Your lift — with or without an implant, exactly as you chose — is carried out personally, in a fully accredited surgical facility, at the pace a small caseload allows rather than a booked-out one.

The result, settled

Restored — and unmistakably still you

Position settles over the weeks that follow into its lasting place. The intention throughout is a result that reads as restored, not as surgery. How quickly it settles differs from person to person.

A quietly confident mother, some time after her lift
One Woman's Words
“After two babies and years of breastfeeding, I didn’t recognise what I saw in the mirror — and everywhere I called just assumed I wanted to go bigger. I didn’t. I wanted to look like myself again, just lifted. Dr. Marchand actually asked, laid out a lift alone and a lift with an implant side by side, and let me decide without any push either way. I chose no implant. It is exactly, quietly right — and it was my choice, start to finish.”
R. T. · New YorkVerified patient · shared with permission · demo
Woman To Woman

The notes women send once it’s behind them.

Quiet messages about being asked rather than assumed, about choosing no implant — or choosing one — and about feeling, at last, restored and entirely themselves.

Demo reviews · your clinic’s own verified reviews mount here at onboarding
Instagram message from a patient about being given the choice, not assumed
Text message from a patient — lifted and finally feeling like herself
Facebook comments from patients who chose a lift without an implant
Messenger note from a patient about the honest, unhurried consultation
Instagram message from a patient about the natural, restored result
A thank-you email from a patient after her lift
Making It Work
from about $65/week
or a considered figure, prepared privately.

Whether you choose a lift alone or a lift with an implant changes the figure — so nothing is quoted until your plan exists. A considered, all-inclusive figure — surgeon, anaesthesia, facility and follow-ups, and an implant only if you choose one — is prepared for you transparently at consultation. Financing is available for those who prefer it, with a soft check that doesn’t touch your credit.

CareCredit · PatientFi · Cherry · Alphaeon · soft-check, no impact to your credit

Demo · illustrative. Reference: a lift alone typically $5,000–$10,000; a lift with an implant (augmentation-lift) typically $8,000–$16,000; financing from about $65/week. Actual figures depend on whether an implant is added and on financing terms and lender approval, and are provided by the practice at consultation. Financing subject to approval; no approval is guaranteed.

What’s Included

One figure, prepared for you — an implant included only if you choose it.

Marchand quotes a lift the same way as an augmentation: all-inclusive, so the number you’re given at consultation is the number. Here is what that figure covers.

Surgeon’s fee

Dr. Marchand’s time — planning, performing and reviewing your case personally.

An implant, only if you choose one

FDA-cleared, quoted as its own line — never assumed, and never required for a lift.

Anaesthesia

Board-certified anaesthesia care for your procedure.

Accredited facility

The fully accredited surgical theatre and its team, on the day.

All follow-up visits

Your reviews with Dr. Marchand through recovery — included, not billed one by one.

No surprise fees

What’s quoted is what’s owed. Anything outside it is named up front, before you decide.

The complete figure is prepared for you at consultation, once a plan is designed for your case. Demo · illustrative inclusions, confirmed by the practice.

If Now Isn’t Your Time

If a lift isn’t right for you — or not yet — Dr. Marchand will tell you so.

The consultation is complimentary and carries no obligation — but the more useful promise is this: if augmentation rather than a lift, a different combination, or simply waiting a little longer after breastfeeding would serve you better, you’ll hear that plainly and leave with it, whether or not it books a procedure. That, and a choice that’s genuinely yours, is what’s worth being certain of before you come in.

Complimentary, no obligation Candid about what actually suits you Board-certified surgeon An implant is a choice, never an assumption
Considered Questions

The questions women actually ask.

What’s the actual difference between a lift and an augmentation?

A lift repositions your own tissue — it addresses where things sit. An augmentation adds volume with an implant or fat — it addresses fullness. A larger implant will not lift what has dropped, and a lift on its own will not add volume. Many women need one, some need both; the 60-second check gives a first, considered read.

Do I have to get an implant with my lift?

No. A lift alone, using your own tissue, is a complete and common choice — nothing is assumed or upsold. Adding an implant is entirely optional and decided by you, usually after seeing the curated results gallery at consultation.

Will it look natural, or “done”?

That is the entire philosophy here. Dr. Marchand plans to restore your own proportions rather than to a trend, whether or not an implant is added. The aim is restored and unmistakably still you — not a look that was never yours. Individual results vary.

What will my scars look like?

A lift leaves a scar — typically anchor or lollipop-shaped depending on how much lifting is needed — that fades meaningfully over the first year but never fully disappears. This is named plainly at consultation, not minimised.

Are breast implants safe, if I choose one — and do they last forever?

They are FDA-cleared medical devices with a strong safety record, but they are not lifetime devices — they may need monitoring and eventual revision or exchange. Real risks, including capsular contracture, rupture, and the rare BIA-ALCL linked to certain textured implants, are discussed openly if you add one.

What does the lifetime warranty cover, if I add an implant?

Modern premium implants carry a manufacturer warranty against rupture — a genuine protection, but registration-conditional and specific to the product. At consultation you’ll be told exactly what your chosen implant’s warranty covers and for how long, in plain terms.

Can I breastfeed after a lift?

Many women can, though it isn’t guaranteed for anyone, with or without surgery. If future breastfeeding matters to you, say so — it informs the technique and incision, and it’s discussed candidly as part of your plan.

How much recovery are we really talking about?

A lift is a single-region procedure, and for most women recovery is more manageable than expected — many are back to light desk work in around a week, with gentle activity over the following weeks. It’s still real surgery with real anaesthesia and risk, whether or not an implant is added; timelines are typical ranges, never guaranteed.

How soon after pregnancy or breastfeeding can I have a lift?

Most women are best served waiting until their shape has settled — usually around six months after finishing breastfeeding, and once weight is reasonably stable. If you are currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or may want more children, Dr. Marchand would rather you wait than plan around a shape that’s still changing.

What if I actually need a reduction, revision, or removal instead?

Then this may not be your page — and that’s useful to know. A reduction for comfort may be insurance-covered and follows a different path; a revision is a different operation for a past result that isn’t right; removal is a valid, personal choice heard without pressure. The 60-second check points you to the right one.

How do I know if I’m even a candidate?

The short 60-second check gives a considered first read. It isn’t a diagnosis — a board-certified surgeon confirms candidacy at your complimentary consultation, for patients 18 and over.

By Private Consultation

Book your free, private consultation — and see what a lift restores.

A quiet conversation about what changed, your options, and a considered figure that depends on what you choose — the beginning of a plan, or an honest “let’s wait a little longer,” either one a good outcome.

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Complimentary consultation · A lift, with or without an implant, your choice · Financing available · New York · By appointment.

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