Breast Lift & Breast Reduction
Breasts are usually not symmetrical. They may be different in size or shape. Patients with drooping (ptotic) breasts can have their breasts lifted and re-shaped. This is frequently combined with a breast augmentation, with the lift and augmentation being done in the same surgical sitting.
There are multiple types of breast lifts. Which procedure works best depends on the extent of the drooping, the shape of the breast, the position of the nipple on the breast mound, and the patient’s goals. Therefore, each patient is different, and each problem needs to be evaluated on an individual basis.
In some patients, the breasts are large, heavy, and pendulous. This can cause upper back pain, cutting of the shoulder from bra straps, rashes under the breasts, and difficultly in physical activity. These patients require a reduction in the size and weight of their breasts. They are extremely grateful when their breasts are able to be reduced to the size that they wish them to be.
The incisions resulting from breast reduction surgery are similar to that of a full mastopexy (breast lift). As in the mastopexy, the breasts are both lifted as well as being reduced in size. The correct positioning of the nipple (which is still attached to the breast tissue), the symmetry of the breasts, and the careful closure of the incisions, (which are related to the quality of the final scars), are all details that are very important in determining the quality of the final results.