cosmetic surgery
Breast Lift
Breast Lift surgery
What is the breast lift? Breast lift, also known as breast lift surgery, is cosmetic surgery. Its purpose is the correction of female breast ptosis, that is, sagging breasts, which is a natural consequence of advancing age.
Breast ptosis changes the position, size and volume of women’s breasts: it is an imperfection that does not involve risks or cause symptoms.
This treatment is notrecommended for women of childbearing age who wish to have children, since breastfeeding is not possible after a breast lift. In addition, doctors believe that this operation can be dangerous for those with a family predisposition to breast cancer since breast lift can change the architecture of the mammary glands and therefore favour neoplastic changes.
Breast Lift Intervention: The Techniques
The breast lift surgery lasts between 2 and 3 hours, is performed under general anaesthesia, and the operation begins as soon as the patient is unconscious. The cosmetic surgeon makes incisions on sagging breasts to be able to work on the shapes of the breasts and the size of the nipples, and the incisions can be:
Periareolar, vertical and horizontal
Periareolar and vertical
Periareolar
The procedure also depends on the results to be obtained: if it is aimed only at breast lifting or even at defining a new volume the operation changes. Breast lift with prostheses, for example, allows you to fill volumes and improve the consistency of the breasts, while reductive breast lift, as well as lifting sagging breasts, reduces their size.
Breast Lift: the post-operative
After a breast lift, swelling, bruising, achiness, reduced skin sensitivity and breast pain are normal. In addition, the scar is initially quite noticeable.
The patient remains hospitalized for a few days to monitor recovery and the sutures are removed after a period ranging from 10 to 14 days: in these two weeks, the wounds have started to heal.
For optimal healing and complete recovery after a breast lift, it is of fundamental importance that the patient:
Prevent infection of surgical wounds by taking great care of your hygiene
Stay completely rested for two weeks
You do not play sports for at least a month
Wear a special post breast lift bra for a few weeks
Breast lift corrects sagging breasts with excellent results.
