Many patients themselves are skeptical and most of the time unable to determine if they are needing a breast lift or and augmentation, but the surgeon will be able to take a look at your breast and after evaluation will be able to determine if a lift is sufficient and the best choice, or if you should look into an augmentation. One of the many things they will take into consideration is the relationship of the nipple with the breast fold aka infant mammary fold. If the nipple is significantly below that level, the patient will need a breast lift no matter what as an augmentation alone will not correct the underlying problems. If the nipple is just barely at the level of the mammary fold, it is possible that you can have just an augmentation, as it will work as a sort of internal lift for them.