Breast Lifting
A breast lift — also known as mastopexy— is a surgical procedure that is performed tomodify the shape of your breasts. During a breast lift, excess skin is removed and the breast tissue is reshaped in order to restore firmness and lift the breasts.
It should be mentioned that a breast lift won't significantly change the size of your breasts. Breast lift does not influence breast size. It only tackles sagging and helps them regain a healthylook
As you age, your breasts will inevitably change and will start losing their elasticity and firmness. These kinds of breast changes may be caused by:
Pregnancy. During pregnancy, the ligaments that support your breasts might stretch as your breasts get fuller and heavier. This stretching might contribute to sagging breasts following pregnancy — whether you breast-feed or not.
Weight fluctuations. Changes in your weight can cause your breast skin to stretch and lose elasticity.
Gravity. Over time, gravity causes ligaments in the breasts to stretch and sag.
After a thorough examination of the patient’s breasts, a plan of the breasts is drawn up and the appropriate breast shape desired by the patient is decided in accordance with this plan.
These are operations performed using general anesthesia by the plastic surgeon under operating room conditions. Excess skin is removed from the area and sutured.
Sutures are performed according to the new form of the breast and all incisions are closed using minimal sutures or a skin adhesive.
This operation is performed in 3 ways.
Only the breast sags and only the breast is lifted.
There are times when the breast can shrink when it's lifted in order to eliminate the sagging. Therefore, breast prosthesis is implanted in order to lift the breast.
Sometimes, the size of the breasts may not be very big. When eliminating the drooping of the breast, the tissue may also need to be shaped. The nipple can require a treatment as well. Under such circumstances, lifting can be performed with the use of reduction mammoplasty. (Both the tissue is removed and the drooping is eliminated)
Ideal Candidates for a Breast Lift Procedure are women who:
- Wish to lift sagging, drooping, or flat breasts
- Want fuller, shapelier breasts
- Wish to increase the size and volume of their breasts
- Wish to reposition or reshape nipples
Benefits of Breast Lift
- Increases the volume and gives a more youthful look
- Breast lift surgery is long-lasting
- You will notice that your breasts are firmer and higher. This will help to improve your confidence and self-Risus
