Instead of just a short answer, I think it would be good if we walk through what is breast lift surgery about. A breast lift can also be called a mastopexy which is performed to return women breasts that were sagged or lost in volume and firmness to their youthful shape. What made women breasts droop in the first place? Well, this is due to the natural effects of aging, pregnancy, breastfeeding, heredity, gravity as well as weight loss.
The process of breast lifts is to rejuvenate the breasts by trimming those excess skins and tightening the supporting tissues to achieve an uplifted youthful contour for a beautiful breast. Women will notice that after a mastopexy, their breasts are higher on the chest and firmer to be touched. Besides that breast lifts can also help to reposition and reduce the size of the areola, i.e. the dark skin surrounding the nipple, which may have drooped or stretched.
However, women breast size will not change after a breast lift, nor does the fullness or roundness in the upper part of their breasts. Therefore, plastic surgeons will usually suggest women who desire larger, smaller or more rounded breasts to consider a breast augmentation or breast reduction either together with or without a breast lift.
Should we decide to go for breast lift to make our breasts look beautiful with an uplifted contour, it is advisable to make sure that we are generally healthy, have a stable weight, do not smoke and have realistic goals with the concerned plastic surgeon. However, women who are planning to have children are advised not to do breast lift as pregnancy and nursing will definitely counteract with the desired effects by stretching the skin, postponing the breast lift surgery is the best in this case.
Doctors have suggested that the ideal women for breast lift should meet some if not all of the following:
- One breast is lower than the other
- Breast skin and or areola is stretched
- Women with sag breasts
- Areolas or Nipples point downward
- Breasts have lost shape or volume
- Breasts are flat, hanging or elongated
- Nipples or areolas are located in the breast crease when the breasts are not supported
Breast list or mastopexy should be performed in a hospital, an outpatient surgery center or a surgeon's office-based facility and is done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia with the procedure lasts from 1 ½ to 3 ½ hours. There are several types of incision methods which can be used by the breast lift surgeon for beautiful breasts, but will depend on each patient’s condition, such as the degree of sagging, the breasts size and shape, skin quality, the amount of excess skin and other factors as well.
By and large, breast lift surgery begins with administration of anesthesia or IV sedation, followed by the necessary incisions, and then the surgeon will lift and reshape the breast tissue into its new, rejuvenated contour. The surgeon will move the nipple and areola higher on the breast and removes extra skin around the perimeter if the areola is enlarged. Lastly, the excess breast skin that resulted from poor elasticity will be trimmed with stitches layered deep throughout the breast tissue to support the lifted breasts. Some of the incisions may not be hidden in the breast crease, but all scars will sure to mature with time.
Women who seek for breast lift or mastopexy are advised to take note of the possible risks or complications which may include, i.e. infection, bleeding, uneven positioning or shape of breasts or nipples, poor incision healing, fluid buildup, breast hardening, temporary or perhaps permanent numbness in the nipples or areola, some damage of breast tissues as well as a need for revision of breast lift surgery.
Back to our answer for the above question, i.e. Is it possible to have dream beautiful breasts, big breasts and sexy breasts through breast lift surgery / mastopexy? I would think that if we have agreed on realistic goals with our plastic surgeon, we should be satisfied with the look of our lifted beautiful breasts though our breasts size, fullness and roundness in our upper breasts will not change. Generally, women will be able to see the results of the mastopexy for their beautiful breasts immediately after surgery, and may even more satisfied with incision lines faded and swelling goes down.
