BREAST LIFTING – WITH & WITHOUT IMPLANTS
Plastic Surgery Dubai | 1 October 2024
You might be interested in learning more about mastopexy surgery if you’ve grown more and more unhappy with the way your breasts are sagging. In order to reach your goals, Dr. Vigo may recommend adjunct operations such as breast augmentation or breast reduction in addition to your lift.
A breast lift restores a youthful form and lift to your breasts by addressing sagging and uneven breasts, decreased breast volume, drooping nipples, and stretched areolas (the darker area surrounding the nipples). In addition to a lift, a breast augmentation or breast reduction may be advised if there is an imbalance in the volume of the breasts. Numerous thousands of women have effective breast-lift surgeries each year, with no significant side effects, and are happy with the results.
BREAST LIFT WITH IMPLANTS
If you have very little breast volume and your breasts are sagging or have lost shape as a result of childbirth, weight loss, or the ageing process, cosmetic surgery that combines a breast lift (mastopexy) and the placement of breast implants (breast enlargement) can help you achieve the look you want.
Breast uplift surgery with implants will elevate ptosis (drooping) breasts by adjusting the position, size, and shape of the breasts during a single procedure that lasts around 2-2.5 hours, is performed under a general anaesthetic, and necessitates an overnight hospital stay. To give the breasts a more young and pert appearance, breast uplift surgery is quite successful.
If you already have sufficient breast volume then a breast lift without implants may be suggested by your surgeon. All your options will be discussed in detail at your surgeon consultation including the size of the implant and the extent of the breast lift.
BREAST LIFT WITHOUT IMPLANTS
A mastopexy, commonly known as a breast lift without implants, is a surgical surgery that alters the size and contour of the chest by raising the breasts. Breast lifts—also called breast uplifts or boob lifts—reshape the breast to give it a more youthful appearance by removing extra skin and breast tissue. Implants might not always be the best option for you if you want to improve the form and profile of your breasts.
A breast lift without implants will solve this if your breasts are sagging but still have enough volume. This will give your breasts a more pert appearance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or a major weight reduction are the most frequent causes of droopy breasts.
WHEN TO CONSIDER A BREAST LIFT
– Pregnancy, nursing, gravity, weight gain or loss, normal aging, and
heredity have taken a toll on the shape of your breasts, resulting in
sagging or excess skin
– If your surgeon thinks that breast implants alone are unlikely to achieve
the contour you desire
– If the tissue surrounding the nipple or areola has become stretched
WHY HAVE A BREAST UPLIFT?
Breasts naturally droop with age, after pregnancy and breastfeeding, and after weight loss – this is because the skin and fibrous ligaments in the breast become stretched so the breast tissue is not supported.
It is not possible to recreate the fibrous support of the breasts, but they can be reshaped by removing extra skin, remodelling the breast tissue and moving the nipples up to the best position on the new breasts. Other options are to reduce the size of the areola (the darker skin around the nipple), or to have the breasts enlarged at the same time.
Having a breast uplift can make the breasts firmer and higher. After a breast uplift you may be more comfortable socially and personally. The best results are with women with small, saggy breasts, but breasts of any size can be lifted. The results of a breast uplift may not last as long with heavy breasts.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE MY OPERATION?
You will meet with Dr. Vigo to talk about why you want surgery and what you want. Dr. Vigo will make a note of any illnesses you have or have had in the past. He will also make a record of any medication you are on, including herbal remedies and medicines that are not prescribed by your doctor.
Dr. Vigo will examine your breasts, and may take some photographs for your medical records. They will ask you if you want to have someone with you during the examination, and ask you to sign a consent form for taking, storing and using the photographs. He will measure your height and weight to make sure that it is safe to do an operation. If you are overweight, or planning to become pregnant, Dr. Vigo may suggest delaying your operation.
HOW IS THE SURGERY PERFORMED?
There are different types of uplift. The best type of uplift for you depends on your breast size and the result you want. Different types of uplift make different scars on the breasts. Whichever type of uplift you choose, the scars should not be visible when you wear normal clothing, bras and bikini tops,
The most common type of uplift, with a cut around your areola and vertically under your breast. Sometimes there is a cut in the crease under the breast to make an anchor shape. Extra skin is removed from underneath the breast, the breast is reshaped into a tighter cone and the nipples are moved to a higher level.
The size of the areola can also be reduced. If your breasts are small as well as droopy, you can have them enlarged with silicone implants. Having breast implants is the only way to significantly increase fullness above the nipples, but their weight can make the breast droop again over time.
MASTOPEXY SURGERY STEPS
Breast lift surgery involves reshaping the breast tissue and removing excess skin. Incision options include:
1) the pattern in which an incision is made around the areola
2) the vertical incision, in which incisions are made around the areola and vertically down to the breast crease
3) the inverted T or anchor incision, in which incisions are made around the areola, vertically down to the breast crease, and along the inferior breast fold.
The incision selected is based on your existing breast size and shape, the size and position of your areolae, the amount of breast sagging, and your skin quality and elasticity.
After the incisions are made, the breast tissue is lifted and reshaped, the nipple and areola are reduced and repositioned, and excess skin is removed. Sutures are placed deep within the breast tissue to support the newly shaped breasts. The incisions are then closed with dissolvable sutures.
WHAT IS THE RECOVERY STAGE LIKE?
Following surgery, you will awaken in the recovery area. A responsible adult will need to be available to escort you home. The day after surgery, you may shower while leaving the tapes on your skin intact. Patients are seen in the clinic one week following surgery. Most sutures placed will dissolve on their own. Special bandages and drains are not used. Most patients do not complain of severe pain following this surgery, but note that their breasts feel sore for several days. Pain medication is prescribed for any discomfort. Swelling will be present for the initial 3-4 weeks after surgery. The scars will continue to fade and soften for up to one year following surgery, although they will never completely disappear.
COMMON REASONS WOMEN CHOOSE BREAST LIFT SURGERY
After pregnancy and breastfeeding, to improve breast shape. The breasts may undergo some unfavourable alterations during pregnancy; they are frequently left strained and drooping. These alterations can be reversed and a more aesthetically attractive appearance can be restored by a breast lift, whether or not implants are used. after a large weight loss, to improve breast contour.
Frequently, breast volume decreases with weight loss. By eliminating extra skin, a breast lift can assist in restoring a younger, more proportionate breast form. to experience having a lovely, perky breast form for the first time. Breast drooping has affected a small but growing proportion of breast lift patients since their teen years. A lady might achieve the desired breast profile through breast lift surgery.