Breast Lift

WHY BREAST LIFT (MASTOPEXY)?

Breast lift is usually only needed for ladies after late 30s. However, occasionally, severe breast drop can develop in younger girls. The most common cause is breastfeeding. During breast feeding, the engorged milk glands stretch the breast skin; once breastfeeding is done, breast glands return to their original size but the stretched skin already lost its elasticity to spring back to its original form, which resulted in a saggy looking breast with floor pointing nipples. It’s a less likely situation in younger girls because their skin quality is better and skin often contracts better when breast feeding is done.

Breast lift procedures use various plastic surgery techniques and relying on the knowledge of blood supply to the nipple to elevate the breast tissue and reposition the nipple by removing excess skin and hiding scar in the least conspicuous places. Ladies often seek simple breast lift when they do not want any implants/foreign body in their breast yet desires a fuller and younger look of themselves.

HOW IS IT DONE?

There are many techniques to perform a breast lift. Of course, implants alone can provide some lifting effect but many people who desire breast lift do not want any foreign body inside their body. To accomplish the lifting effect without an implant, excess skin needs to be trimmed in various patterns and breast tissue often needs to be rearranged to provide a long lasting result. Almost all techniques of breast lift involve a scar around the areola, but this is often very well hidden. The more severe the breast drop is, however, the longer incisions needed to correct the drop. Nipple and the enlarged areola can also be reduced at the same time to ideal size depending on individual’s request.