Breast Lift

Overview

Breast Lift Surgery

Common natural causes such weight loss, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and ageing can alter the breasts over time. A breast lift can raise and reshape breasts, rejuvenating your contours and helping you look your best in and out of clothes. It offers a new lease of life to drooping, ‘deflated’ breasts after significant weight loss, pregnancy and childbirth, and with or without implants or fat injections, combats the forces of gravity and ageing.

Often times, the use of implants alone will not sufficiently lift the breasts, thus a breast lift is additionally recommended to improve the position. Our surgeons offer several breast lift techniques to refresh and create firmer, shapelier breasts that can ultimately restore confidence and comfort to one’s body.

Your surgeon will advise on and plan your mastopexy to achieve your desired result. How long it would take and the likely cost can only be determined after consultation with, and examination by one of our surgeons. During the consultation, you can view before and after photos showing the results and quality of our work. You can also take home an information pack to read, so you are fully informed before making any decision.

Best Candidates

• Breasts that have lost volume and shape
• Breasts that are flat or elongated
• Breasts that have enlarged or stretched areolas
• Breasts that have nipples that point downward and/or below the crease of your breasts
• Non-smokers and those who are in overall good health

What to Expect

We will evaluate the overall health of the patient, as well as assess the current breast size and shape and take measurements of the breast to help determine the amount of sagging that is present. Additionally, the skin laxity, symmetry, and the underlying bony anatomy of the chest will be assessed. This evaluation will help our team to develop an individual breast lift plan. Most patients are nervous about scarring that may occur after a breast lift procedure. During surgery, we take excellent care during the incision process to minimize scars. In addition, our practice will provide a thorough scar care treatment protocol to help with the healing.

A full breast lift involves an incision along the crease underneath the breast, incisions around the areola, and a vertical incision between the areola and the base of the breast. This traditional technique is still widely used today because it consistently produces a great shape and position of the breast on the chest wall. Excess skin is removed, the breast is elevated and the size of the areola may be reduced. The procedure may be done alone or combined with breast augmentation to add volume.

To lift specific, mild sagging, a modified mastopexy limits incisions to the outer border of the areola area. These less invasive mastopexy procedures are less traumatic than a full breast lift, yet produce excellent results for the right patients.

– Incision around the areola
– Incisions around the areola and then vertically from the bottom edge of the areola to the breast crease
– Incisions around the areola and then vertically from the bottom edge of the areola to the breast crease and finally extending horizontally in the breast crease
– The size and shape of the breasts, size of the areolas, and extent of sagging are factors that will help our surgeon determine the best technique to use. Occasionally, it may be determined that a small breast implant may be necessary or desired to enhance the fullness of the upper portion of the breast. This can be done at the same time as the lift or at a later date.
– In some cases, some of your own fat may be removed from other areas, such as the hips, to augment the breast lift.