Breast Lift

Surgical Procedure Name:  Mastopexy

Common Name: Breast lift

Duration Thailand: 14 Days 

Hospital admission: One night 

Duration of operation: Four to six hours 

Anesthetic
: General 

 

Enhancing your appearance with a breast lift

A woman's breasts often change over time, losing their youthful shape and firmness. These changes and loss of skin elasticity can result from:

• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding
• Weight fluctuations
• Aging
• Gravity
• Heredity

Sometimes the areola becomes enlarged over time, and a breast lift will reduce this as well. A breast lift can rejuvenate your figure with a breast profile that is youthful and uplifted.

What breast lifts don't do

Breast lift surgery does not significantly change the size of your breasts or round out the upper part of your breast. If you want your breasts to look fuller, consider breast lift and augmentation surgery. If you want smaller breasts, consider combining breast lift and reduction surgery.

Is it right for me?

Breast lift surgery is a highly individualized procedure and you should do it for yourself, not to fulfill someone else's desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image.

A breast lift is a good option for you if:

• You are physically healthy and maintain a stable weight
• You do not smoke
• You have realistic expectations
• You are bothered by the feeling that your breasts sag, have lost shape and volume
• Your breasts have a flatter, elongated shape or are pendulous
• When unsupported, your nipples fall below the breast crease
• Your nipples and areolas point downward
• You have stretched skin and enlarged areolas
• One breast is lower than the other

Duel Plane Augumenation Technique

 Traditionally, breast implants have been placed either below the muscle (submuscular) or over the muscle (subglandular). Dual plane breast augmentation is a newer method of performing the procedure that involves placing the breast implants partially above and partially below the muscle. This technique also provides an extra lifting benefit, especially helpful for patients who experience sagging and are potential candidates for a breast lift. For further information download the information sheet

Post Operative Care

The extent of the postoperative swelling and bruising depends on whether you tend to bruise or swell easily. Every person is different. Application of cold compresses or ice packs will reduce swelling and relieve discomfort. 

A couple of days after surgery the pressure bandages will be removed. The surgical bra must be worn at all times for several weeks, until the swelling and bruising subsides, or until your surgeon advises you otherwise. You should only remove the surgical bra to bathe and to wash the garment. 

Usually, sutures will be removed in the first week. Sometimes the surgeon will use dissolvable sutures. If the breast skin is very dry following surgery, a moisturizer can be applied several times a day. Vitamin E cream is extremely effective and also helps the scarring to heal, however the suture area must be kept dry at all times, particularly after bathing. 

For the first few months it is important not to place tension on the wound by performing strenuous activities like lifting or stretching your arms above your head, as this may increase scarring by stretching the tissue. You will need assistance to carry your groceries or hang your washing! 

Your surgeon will try to ensure that your incisions as subtle as possible, however it is important to remember that the scars are extensive and permanent. They may be red for months, and then slowly become fainter, eventually fading to thin white lines. In most cases the scars are positioned so that they would not be seen if you wear low-cut tops and dresses. Recovery usually takes about two weeks. Most people are back to work within three weeks. 

Risks and Complications

Risks are inherent to any surgical procedure. The most common risks are swelling, bruising, bleeding, infection, fluid, scarring, numbness, or a change in sensation to the nipple. The most common risk particular to this surgery is damage to the nerve and blood supply of the nipple. In some cases this could lead to a loss of feeling in the nipples, however a breast lift does not prevent future breast-feeding as a breast reduction can. 

Scars will fade gradually but nipple numbness may take up to 12 months before sensation returns. 

Reduction Mammaplsty Vs Liposuction

If the breasts are not too large and the skin has good elasticity then liposuction may be an alternative. This is especially useful in women who wish to avoid scars. It is possible that this technique may preserve the ability to breast-feed. This technique has become the most common way to perform breast reduction on a patient who is about a DD size. Very large breast, which hang low, require the conventional method of breast reduction.