Breast lift surgery, or Mastopexy as it is also known, is a surgical procedure that will reshape sagging breasts and improve breast form. Many women choose to have this procedure after child birth or weight loss, or if they have naturally large breasts, to increase the firmness of their breasts or reposition nipples that are downwards.

Sometimes a breast lift is combined with a breast augmentation procedure to restore breasts to a fuller enhanced appearance. At other times breast lift surgery is combined with breast reduction surgery with the aim of lifting while reducing the size of the breasts to a more proportionate contour.

To achieve this lift, sections of slack redundant skin need to be removed. This is done as the skin of the breasts have lost their former elasticity.

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Breast Lift Perth: What To Expect

The location of the incisions will depend on the size and shape of your breasts, the amount of skin to be removed and your surgeon’s recommendations. There are three surgical techniques that can be used by Dr Briggs;

Robbins (inferior pedicle) Method

• Around the areola
• Vertically down from the areola to the crease under the breast
• Horizontally along the natural curve of the breast
• Excess skin and fat are then removed and the nipple and areola are placed in a higher position.

Hall-Findley Method

• A short scar technique. The incisions are only made around the areola and down to the fold. This method is now used on the majority of patients and gives a very youthful, vibrant look to the reshaped breasts.

Benelli (peri-areola) Method.

• Two circular incisions around the areola, one outside the other.
• It is from between these two incisions that the breast tissue and skin are removed.
• This method has limited applications.

After Your Breast Mastopexy Surgery

The final shape of the breast will take around six months to emerge. However, you will notice less drooping and that your nipples are in a higher position, immediately after surgery. Like Breast Reduction surgery you will not be able to do any heavy lifting or strenuous exercise for at least three to four weeks after surgery.

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