Breast Lift

Breast Lift (Mastopexy) raises and firms your breasts by removing excess skin and tightening surrounding tissue to support a new breast contour. A woman’s breasts often lose their shape, firmness, and skin elasticity due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight fluctuations, aging, gravity, and heredity. A Breast Lift can rejuvenate your figure with a profile that is youthful and uplifted.

If your areola have become enlarged, a Breast Lift can reduce this as well.

You may be a good candidate if:

• Your breasts are pendulous, but of satisfactory size
• Your breasts lack substance or firmness
• Your nipples and areolas point downward, especially if they are positioned below the breast crease

The surgery usually takes from 1 to 3 hours. Techniques vary, but the most common procedure involves an anchor-shaped incision following the natural contour of your breast. After excess skin is removed, the nipple and areola are moved to a higher position. The skin surrounding the areola is then brought down and together to reshape the breast. If you have relatively small breasts and minimal sagging, you may be a candidate for modified procedures requiring less extensive incisions. If you are having an implant inserted along with your breast lift, it will be placed in a pocket directly under the breast tissue, or deeper, under the muscle of the chest wall.