By breast plastic surgery, we usually mean its increase or correction of shape. But no less popular is another operation - mastopexy or breast lift.
85% of women are dissatisfied with their sagging breasts, but are afraid to change something and continue to endure
Breast lift (mastopexy) is aimed at restoring the shape and elasticity of soft tissues, eliminating the asymmetry of the glands and nipples, as well as the prolapse of the glands (ptosis), which occurs in women with age, when losing weight or feeding.
Depending on the level of prolapse of the breast and the state of the mammary glands, specialists can use different techniques of the operation. The essence of all techniques is that doctors make an incision along the upper edge of the areola and remove excess skin and glandular tissue. The areolae are reduced to the required size and give the breast the desired shape. As a result, the nipple moves to a higher position, level with the submammary fold.
With moderate ptosis and small volumes of skin in the chest area, incisions are made along the edge of the areola. The glandular tissue is practically not injured, the rehabilitation period is easy, the postoperative sutures are hardly noticeable, since they are located on the dark part of the areola. The periareolar method is used to eliminate a small amount of excess skin, as well as with the asymmetry of the nipples and deformation of the areola.
With vertical mastopexy, an incision is made from the edge of the areola to the subthoracic fold, removing excess glandular tissue and skin. The method is recommended for severe ptosis, when periareolar lift can lead to a flattening of the shape of the breast. The vertical method of lifting allows you to partially remove excess skin, but it is not always possible to get a beautiful breast shape.
Anchor mastopexy, compared to other methods, is the most effective. Even in the case of significant sagging, deformation of one or both mammary glands, the result will be noticeable and well predicted. Cons - incisions are made in the horizontal and vertical direction, leaving a large scar.
Mastopexy is often combined with mammoplasty - breast augmentation. Most often, women complain not only of omissions, but also of the desolation of the chest (decrease in volume). After mastopexy, the breast does not increase in size. Therefore, to increase the volume, mammoplastyis performed simultaneously, which helps to achieve the best result.
The operation lasts from 1.5 to 3 hours and is performed under general anesthesia.
In the postoperative period, it is necessary to stay in the hospital during the day, as well as wear a special compression bra so that the breast is fixed. During this period, it is not recommended to visit saunas and baths, it is necessary to avoid physical exertion.
The effect after a breast lift is noticeable immediately. After surgery, the sensitivity of the nipples may decrease, but after three months it will recover.
Breast lift is a modern way to eliminate mastoptosis of any severity. As a result, the bust becomes high, elastic and beautiful.
In our clinic, it is possible to correct several aesthetic defects at once in one operation, reducing the recovery time.
Simultaneous operations are the simultaneous performance of several operations on different parts of the body, for example, breast lift in parallel with facial plastics.
At the consultation, the surgeon will determine which manipulations can be combined, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient.
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