A breast lift (mastopexy) is a surgical procedure that repositions the nipple, reshapes the breast, and removes excess skin to lift the breast on the chest. It is invasive surgery. Breast lift (mastopexy) surgery involves an anaesthetic, incisions through breast skin and tissue, permanent scars, and a recovery period that
A breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure that repositions the breast tissue and nipple and removes excess skin so the breast sits higher on the chest wall. It changes breast position and shape. It does not add volume, which is why some patients choose a breast lift with
Some patients decide to have their breast implants removed and, in the same discussion, ask what happens to the shape of the breast once the implant is gone. For many, removing the implant on its own leaves a skin envelope that is larger than the breast tissue left behind, and
Combining two operations changes recovery. When I remove breast implants (explant surgery) and perform a breast lift (mastopexy) in the same operation, you are recovering from more than either procedure would ask of you on its own. This article sets out what that recovery involves, week by week, so you
If you have breast implants, there may come a point where you decide to have them removed and replaced. In my practice, patients come to this for different reasons. An implant may have ruptured, and a ruptured implant usually needs to come out. Capsular contracture may have changed how the
Mastopexy with auto augmentation is a breast lift (mastopexy) that adds volume to the upper part of the breast using your own tissue rather than an implant. During the operation I raise a flap of your own breast tissue and reposition it higher on the chest wall, so the upper
If you are looking into a breast lift (mastopexy) but would rather not have an implant, you have probably come across the term “auto-augmentation.” It sounds like the operation adds size using your own tissue. In my practice I want to be clear from the outset about what this operation
Removing and replacing breast implants at the same time as a breast lift (mastopexy) is a combined operation, and the recovery is different from either procedure on its own. In my practice I see patients who are having their existing implants exchanged for new ones and, in the same operating
Many women notice that the skin across the lower abdomen stays loose well after their most recent pregnancy, sometimes 2 years on or more. This is a normal variation. Pregnancy stretches the abdominal skin and the wall beneath it across 9 months, and how far things settle afterwards differs a
If you have been through substantial weight loss and are left with loose skin all the way around your midsection, a belt lipectomy (body lift) may be one of the body contouring procedures worth discussing. This surgical procedure removes excess skin and fat circumferentially around the lower torso, taking in