|
Whether due to pregnancy, nursing,
gravity, or weight fluctuations, you may notice that
your breasts have changed. Perhaps they have lost some
of their fullness and are drooping. Your clothes just
don't look as good on you as they once did. You may
feel young, but when you look in the mirror your sagging
breasts tell another story.
Breast lift surgery (also known as
mastopexy) makes your breasts firmer and more shapely.
Using this procedure, Dr. Norman Markus will raise
and reshape your breasts, and if desired, reduce the
size of your areola (the darker skin around the nipple).
You may elect to have implants inserted at the same
time if your breasts are small or have lost their volume.
Many women who have this surgery report that they no
longer have to wear a bra.
Breast Lift Surgery. The type of
technique employed during a breast lift procedure depends
upon the size of your breasts and how much they sag.
The breast lift procedure basically involves removing
skin from around the areola and possibly also from
the lower half of the breast, and then shifting the
remaining skin to firm up the breast. Often an implant
will be inserted during the procedure to add volume
and improve the overall contour.
There are two general categories of breast lift surgery.
The concentric (or “doughnut”) breast lift surgery
is best performed on women with smaller breasts, and
the more common anchor-shaped breast lift surgery works
best for women with extensive drooping. Dr. Norman
Markus will discuss with you all your options and recommend
the one that is best for you.
Concentric
Breast Lift. This
procedure involves drawing concentric circles around
the areola and then removing this doughnut-shaped
piece of skin. As the nipple and areola are moved
upwards, the outer skin is pulled in and then sutured
into place. Occasionally
the excess skin pulled towards the center can wrinkle,
but the wrinkles should disappear within a few weeks.
If Dr. Norman Markus thinks the wrinkles might be
a lingering problem, he may choose to make a cut
from the areola to the bottom of the breast where
it meets the chest to remove a strip of skin. This
cut reduces the amount of skin and creates a tighter
fit over the breast tissue.
Anchor-shaped
Breast Lift. The first step involves
creating an anchor-shaped incision that follows the
contour of your breast. A keyhole shape incision is
then made around the nipple and areola, defining a
new, higher location for the nipple. The excess skin below the incision will be removed
along with any excess breast tissue. Dr. Norman Markus
will then move the nipple and areola up into the keyhole
area and suture around the areola, down to the chest
and along the sides of the breast.
|
