Who benefits from breast lift?
Breast lifts work best for patients with:
- Moderate to severe drooping
- Downward-pointing nipples
- An overly large areola
- No desire to increase the size of their breast
Breast Lift
Breast Lift
How is a breast lift performed?
A breast lift, or mastopexy surgery, raises and firms the breasts by removing excess skin and tightening the surrounding tissue to reshape and support the new breast contour and raise the nipple to a higher position. If the nipple position is not lower than inframammary fold, or the nipple is displaced downward not more than 3 cm, and augmenting the breast with implant only can create a lifted and filled appearance
When we perform a breast lift, we make an incision around the areola and down the underside of the breast. We then remove excess fat, tissue, and skin, tighten the remaining tissue and reposition the nipples higher on the breast. Depending on your particular condition we may be able to offer you breast lift surgery using “limited scar” techniques. This entails using special methods to reduce the chances of unsightly scars or keloids in individuals that may be prone to these types of results. Sometimes, a breast lift is combined with a breast augmentation to obtain the best and most desired results.
Augmenting the breasts through implant placement may reduce the amount of scar and increase the durability of the result. The primary need for a breast lift is to address excess skin tissue which causes your breasts to sag and look deflated. This problem can be solved by removing that extra skin, adding volume, or both—which is why the breast lift and breast augmentation procedures complement each other so nicely. By utilizing both breast surgeries at once, less skin will need to be removed because you’re adding volume with the breast implants.
If your breast size is your main concern, but you would also benefit from a lift to center the nipples on the breast mound,
or
if your breast shape is what you’re most interested in changing, but you can also benefit from increasing the fullness in the upper portion of your breasts,
Implants allow you to have long-lasting fullness in the upper “pole” of the breasts and a more youthful appearance with the breast lift.
Prof. Dr ASIM AYDIN
Plastik Cerrah
Sizi Arayalım
What can I expect following breast surgery?
Following surgery, a dressing is placed over the incisions and the breasts are wrapped in a supportive elastic bandage or special surgical bra. There may be a small drainage tube placed in each breast for several days to drain blood and fluid. Our surgeons typically use buried, dissolvable stitches that will not require removal. This technique also results in better scars and reduces discomfort at follow-up visits.
Breast pain in the first several days after surgery may be relieved with medication. Swelling and bruising for several weeks after the surgery is normal, but wearing the surgical bra 24 hours a day will assist to reduce the swelling during the healing process.
Following two to three weeks (varying on the procedure and the individual patient), you can resume your normal activities. Strenuous exercise or heavy lifting, however, should be avoided for three to four weeks or more. In the meantime, seek out the optimal sports bra for your activity and breast size.