Breast lift (Mastopexy)
What is a breast lift?
Also known as mastopexy, a breast lift raises and firms the breasts by removing excess skin and tightening the surrounding tissue to reshape and support the new breast contour.
Mastopexy or breast lift surgery
Mastopexy or breast lift surgery refers to a group of elective surgical operations designed to lift or change the shape of a person's breasts. Mastopexy may involve repositioning the areola and nipple, as well as lifting the breast tissue and removing skin. Mastopexy may be performed alone, or in combination with placement of breast implants; when implants are used, the procedure is typically called breast augmentation. The change that a mastopexy affords to the position, shape and distribution of existing breast tissue is temporary, as the effects of gravity and aging continue, causing ptosis to recur over time.
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Breast augmentation; Breast implants; Implants - breast; Mammaplasty
Cosmetic breast surgery may be done at an outpatient surgery clinic or in a hospital.
- Most women receive general anesthesia for this surgery. You will be asleep and pain-free.
- You may also have medicine to relax you and ocal anesthesia. You will be awake and will receive medicine to numb your breast area to block pain.
There are many different ways to place breast implants:
- In the most common technique, the surgeon will make an incision (cut) on the underside of your breast, in the natural skin fold. Your surgeon will place the implant through this incision. Your scar may be a little more visible if you are younger, thin, and have not yet had children.
- Another technique is to place the implant through an incision under your arm. Your surgeon may use an endoscope (a tool with a camera and surgical instruments at the end that is inserted through a vein) to do the surgery. There will be no scar around your breast, but you may have a visible scar on the underside of your arm.
- In another technique, the surgeon makes a cut around the edge of your areola, the darkened area around your nipple. You may have more problems with breastfeeding and loss of sensation around your nipple with this method.
- A newer technique involves placing the implant through an incision near your belly button. The surgeon tunnels an endoscope up to the breast area. A saline implant is placed and filled.
Breast implants may be placed either directly behind the breast tissue (subglandular) or behind the outer layer of chest wall muscles (submuscular). Placement of the implants and the kind of implants will affect:
- How much pain you have after the procedure
- The appearance of your breast
- The risk of the implant breaking or leaking in the future
- Your future mammograms
Your surgeon can help you decide which procedure is best for you.
Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
Frequently, a woman elects this surgery after losing a considerable amount of weight, or losing volume and tone in her breasts after having children. The plastic surgeon relocates the nipple and areola (the pink skin surrounding the nipple) to a higher position, repositions the breast tissue to a higher level, removes excess skin from the lower portion of the breast and then reshapes the remaining breast skin. Scars are around the areola, extending vertically down the breast and horizontally along the crease underneath the breast. Variations on this technique, in some cases, may result in less noticeable scarring.
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What is a Breast Lift (Mastopexy)?
A breast lift, or mastopexy , is the surgical procedure that excises skin, glandular tissue and fat to literally lift the breast and give it a more youthful, perky appearance. Only a qualified plastic surgeon can assess your needs and discuss your options when it comes to breast lift surgery.
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