Breast Lift
What is a Breast Lift?
Pregnancy, weight fluctuations, and aging can cause a woman’s breasts to droop and appear deflated.
Breast lift surgery is a procedure that corrects sagging breasts by reshaping and restoring them to a more youthful position.
With this technique, excess skin can also be removed, and the remaining tissues are tightened to create a firmer surface.
Ideal Candidates
During your private consultation, Dr. Tarek Raief will assess your condition and determine the best approach to address your needs. Ideal candidates for breast lift surgery can relate to any of the following concerns:
– Sagging or drooping breasts
– Deflated breasts
– Stretched areolas
Breast Lift Options
Breast lift surgery is completely customized to meet every patient’s individual needs and aesthetic goals. This outpatient procedure is typically performed using general anesthesia to ensure patient comfort and safety. Rather than adding fullness to the breasts, breast lift surgery repositions the existing tissue and removes compromised skin to create a perkier and more youthful bust. Depending on the extent of correction required, patients may choose between several breast lift techniques.
Two circumferential incisions are created around the areolas, through which excess skin is removed, and the areolas can be reduced. This technique is ideal for patients with minimal sagging of the breasts.
One incision is created around the areolas, and a second incision is placed vertically down the breast to the inframammary fold. The breast tissue is repositioned, areolas can be reduced, and excess skin is removed, as necessary. This technique is ideal for patients who have moderate sagging of the breasts.
The anchor technique involves creating three incisions on the breasts. The first encircles the areolas, the second runs vertically down the breasts to the inframammary fold, and the last follows horizontally along the breast crease. This is the more extensive of the three breast lift techniques and is best for patients who suffer from severe breast ptosis or sagging.
You should be able to resume your regular exercise routine in 7 to 10 days. It is recommended that you slowly ease your body into more strenuous activities, such as weightlifting.
Patients can expect some bruising, swelling, and discomfort following their breast lifts surgery. After a few days, it should be easier to move around comfortably, but strenuous activity must be avoided for at least three weeks. A support bra must be worn for the first few weeks of recovery to support the breasts as they heal.
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