- About Breast Lift Procedure

- Good Candidates are

- During your consultations

- Be prepared to discuss

- Your surgeon may also

- Prepare for the surgery

- Prior to surgery, you may be asked to

- Special instructions you receive will cover

- Possible Risks and complications

- Possible risks of breast augmentation include

- You should know that

- Surgery: time required 1-2 hours

- Breast Augmentation Recovery time

About Breast Lift Procedure:

There are three common incision patterns:

• Around the areola
  
  

• Around the areola and vertically down from the areola to the breast crease
  
  
  
• Around the areola, vertically down from the breast crease and horizontally along the breast crease
  
  
  

  Good Candidates are:

  Women who are physically healthy and at stable weight but bothered by

  • the feeling that your breasts sag, have lost shape and volume
  • Flatter, elongated or pendulous breast.
  • nipples and areolas point downward
  • one breast is lower than the other

  During your consultation:

  The success and safety of your breast lift procedure depends very much on your thorough discussion during your consultation. Be prepared to ask and discuss about your expectations, desired outcome, health history and lifestyle.

  Be prepared to discuss:

  • Health history, drug allergies and medical treatments
  • Use of current medications, vitamins, herbal supplements, alcohol, tobacco and drugs
  • Previous surgeries
  • Family history of breast cancer and results of any mammograms or previous biopsies

  Your surgeon may also:

  • Evaluate your general health status and any pre-existing health conditions or risk factors
  • Examine your breasts, and may take detailed measurements of their size and shape, skin quality, placement of your nipples and areolas
  • Take photographs for your medical record
  • Discuss your options and recommend a course of treatment
  • Discuss likely outcomes of breast lift surgery and any risks or potential complications
  • Discuss the use of anesthesia during your breast lift

  Prepare for the surgery:

  Prior to surgery, you may be asked to:

  • Get lab testing or a medical evaluation
  • Take certain medications or adjust your current medications
  • Get a baseline mammogram before surgery and another one after surgery to help detect any future changes in your breast tissue
  • Stop smoking well in advance of surgery
  • Avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and herbal supplements as they can increase bleeding

  Special instructions you receive will cover:

  • What to do on the day of surgery
  • Post-operative care and follow-up

Possible Risks and Complications

Your plastic surgeon and/or staff will explain in detail the risks associated with surgery. You will be asked to sign consent forms to ensure that you fully understand the procedure you will undergo and any risks or potential complications.

Risks and risk rates vary from patient to patient depending on a range of factors. The risks listed below are possible risks associated with this type of surgery and are mentioned regardless of how remote the possibility

Possible risks of breast lift surgery include:

• Unfavorable scarring
• Bleeding (hematoma)
• Infection
• Poor healing of incisions
• Changes in nipple or breast sensation, which may be temporary or permanent
• Anesthesia risks
• Breast contour and shape irregularities
• Skin discoloration, permanent pigmentation changes, swelling and bruising
• Damage to deeper structures – such as nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and lungs – can occur and may be temporary or permanent
• Allergies to tape, suture materials and glues, blood products, topical preparations or injected agents
• Breast asymmetry
• Fatty tissue deep in the skin could die (fat necrosis)
• Fluid accumulation
• Excessive firmness of the breast
• Potential partial or total loss of nipple and areola
• Deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and pulmonary complications
• Blood clots
• Pain, which may persist
• Possibility of revisional surgery

You should know that:

• Breast lift surgery can interfere with diagnostic procedures
• Breast and nipple piercing can cause an infection
• Breast lift surgery does not normally interfere with pregnancy, but if you are planning to have a baby, your breast skin may stretch and offset the results of mastopexy and you may have more difficulty breastfeeding after this operation

Surgery: time required 1 – 3 hours

My Recovery:

After your breast lift procedure is completed, dressings or bandages will be applied to the incisions. You’ll need to wear an elastic bandage or support bra to minimize swelling and support your breasts as they heal.

A small, thin tube may be temporarily placed under the skin to drain any excess blood or fluid that may collect.

Breast Lift Recovery time :

Back to work:  1 week or more

Strenuous activity:  1 month