Approved for breast reduction but not the lift. Is there much of a difference?

Approved for breast reduction but not the lift. Wondering what they will look like without getting the lift done. Will there be that much of a difference of just getting the reduction vs. getting both?  My doctor said the out of pocket cost for the lift will be $6000-8000.  I need to find another doctor for a consulation in the S. Seattle area if anyone knows of someone that would be great.

I live in Israel and the translation terminology varies but (my original paperwork was written breast lift but after surgery written reduction) when I was in hospital with complication from my TT, I met a gal-guy (man changing to woman in the lower stages) who already had her breasts and she told me that a reduction also lifts whereas as a lift just lifts? It doesn't really make sense to me.
I would ask your ps which cut he plans on doing as I think there are three: lollypop, anchor (which I had) and I think another one.
My breasts were hanging pendulums and now they are half mangoes. I gave lots of scars and I scar ugly but no more musty fungii rash!
Mikimi in Israel
My email is [email protected] if you want to write and I can send you iPhone pics.

How and why would any good plastic surgeon do a breast reduction without lifting them too??? I would get a second opinion for sure.

Sounds like a good question to pose on realself.com.  There are plastic surgeons that will answer questions on that site.  I can't imagine that the price difference would be that dramatic.

Go see Dr. Harris at Puget Sound Surgical Center, it's in Edmonds, I know it's not S. Seattle, but he's awesome.  I was approved for breast reduction and he said when doing the breast reduction it's automatically a lift too.  Haven't had it done yet, was just approved a couple of weeks ago and just had tummy tuck with him last week.

I had a reduction 25 years ago, and a lift 3 weeks ago.  The mechanism was exactly the same, only the reduction also removed breast tissue.  The incisions and "lift" were exactly the same.

A breast reduction and a lift are the same operation essentially but just describe what you do with the excess tissue/skin. You can't charge for a "lift" if you're getting a breast reduction per se. Now if there's extra skin/fat on the lateral chest wall that he/she is talking about, they may quote you an extra cost for that, but there should be no charge for a lift if you're having a breast reduction