Breast lift, or Mastopexy, is a procedure designed to rejuvenate the breasts by elevating and reshaping them. Mastopexy helps improve the shape and position of breasts that have ptosis (sagging). This may be the result of pregnancy, aging, weight loss, or heredity. Patients with such concerns range in age from 20 years old and higher. There are many different techniques used to perform breast lifts. The incisions may be made around the nipple and then may extend down the breast. Patients with severe sagging, the incision may need to be extended in the crease under the breast as well. For many women, we are able to rejuvenate the breast using their own breast tissue. During a breast lift procedure, the skin of the breast is redraped over the breast tissue. The breast itself and the nipple are not removed. Rather, an internal support for the breasts is created with the patient's own tissue. In doing so, the mastopexy reshapes the breasts and helps maintain them in a more youthful position.
Some patients whose breasts are sagging may also have little breast volume or may want to have breast enlargement. In these cases, a breast implant may be advantageous in addition to a lift. In this situation, the same incisions may be used for these surgeries so there are no additional scars.
The doctors of the Western Reserve Center place an emphasis on achieving natural, more youthful results for their patients who choose to have a mastopexy.
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