Procedures

Breast Lift

Women with sagging (ptotic) breasts
Women with loose skin, stretch marks, and volume loss after weight fluctuation or childbearing
Individuals after significant weight loss
People with breast or nipple asymmetry, enlarged areola, or degrees of tubular shaped breasts
Healthy individuals who are non-smokers

To raise the breast and nipple, tighten the skin, and achieve and youthful well-contoured breast
Symmetry in appearance, volume, and nipple position
Naturalness
Improved nipple size and appearance
Superior and medial breast fullness, better cleavage
Ability to wear swimwear, dresses, and attractive clothing that looks good and fits well
Improvements in self-esteem

The procedure is done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia
An incision is made around the nipple areolar complex, allowing size reduction to more pleasing proportions if necessary. Redundant skin is removed and tightened. Breast tissue can be removed if the patient desires a smaller cup size. For patients who want to preserve all tissue, techniques which involve skin invagination rather than resection can be used
Breast lift surgery involves the trade off of permanent scars on the breast. Skin take out and tightening requires incisions, and subsequent scars. They are well concealed along natural breast contours, typically around the nipple and down the lower half of the breast. Patients with more severe sagging may also warrant the addition of a scar underneath the breast or along the inframammary fold
Do not expect a cup size increase after this procedure, if anything a cup size decrease may occur if the patient desires. Small volume reductions may be recommended in larger breasts to decrease the chance of recurrent sagging over time

The patient goes home in a sports bra with gauze
Drainage tubes are used for 4-7 days
Bra support day and night is required for 1 month, then just during the day
Long term normal bra wear is encouraged
Expect unusual appearance of the breasts initially, which resolves in several months
Bra cup size cannot be guaranteed, as all bras fit differently
Sutures are mostly absorbable. Patients undergoing short-scar lifts may experience stages of suture removal in the office for the first 3 weeks
Most patients take 1-2 weeks off work, and then return to non-physical work. No heavy lifting, fitness activities, or strenuous upper body exertion for 4 weeks
No tanning of scars for the first year
It takes at least one year for the scars to mature and fade

Addition of a breast implant at the same time for small breasted women, known as an Augmentation-Mastopexy
Body contouring procedures such as liposuction or abdominoplasty