Breast Lift (With and Without Augmentation)

As time marches on changes occur within our body that we are unable to stop. Although everybody has hopes of aging gracefully, sometimes “Father Time” makes sure that this does not happen. Our body naturally ages and changes due to a variety of factors, and parts of the body begin to sag. In previous generations, there was very little that we could do to counter these physical changes. However, in this day and age of rapid medical technology innovation, we are now able to maintain our natural appearance.

Causes of Sagging Breasts

Facts of life such as weight loss, pregnancy, and breastfeeding take their tolls on our bodies, particularly our breasts. Eventually, the skin loses its elasticity and as a result our breasts begin to lose their shape and firmness and start to sag. Even though this considered a natural rite of passage to older age, this does not have to be the case. There are ways to rectify this situation and one way is through a breast life.

Breast lift is becoming an increasingly popular plastic surgery technique that allows women to regain their youthful appearance and vigor. A surgical procedure that is known in the medical world as mastopexy, breast lifts are designed to raise and reshape sagging breasts. The end result of this treatment is that patients will have breasts that have a more youthful breast contour. Additionally, breast lifts are often used in conjunction with breast augmentation, as a way to provide patients with increased size and firmness in their breasts. A breast lift can be performed with or without implants. When performed with implants, the procedure is called breast lift with augmentation.

Breast Lift - Increasingly Popular

An increasingly popular plastic surgery technique, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported that in 2002 a total of 62,458 individuals obtained breast lifts. This figure represents an increase of 214% in the number of patients from five years ago. A short treatment that lasts between 1 and 3 hours, breast lifts are one of the safest, fastest, and most efficient cosmetic surgery techniques. For the most part, patients that have undergone this treatment will be able to return to work within a week.

If you are wondering what the benefits of breast lifts are, here is a list of some of the benefits of mastopexy:

• Reverses the effects of ptosis, or breast sagging.
• Correct breast imbalance in shape, size or look.
• Reduce the size of the areola, the darker skin surrounding the nipple.
• Regain the volume and look of breasts prior to pregnancy and nursing.
• Reverse the drooping effecting of your breasts caused from not wearing a bra throughout most of your life.
• Reverse the effects of stretched, saggy skin caused by significant weight loss.
• Often a required step in breast augmentation for women with ptosis.
• Can be used to reduce breast size.