Mastopexy is a cosmetic surgery procedure performed to achieve a breast lift. Patients decide they want a mastopexy because they want to look younger and remove the excess skin that hangs down from the chest.
Also, this breast lift technique allows to increase the size of the breasts in the same intervention. For this, it is only necessary the use of implants and a reduction of the size of the areola, in the case that this presents an excessive dimension.
When will a mastopexy be considered necessary?
The purpose of a mastopexy is to lift the sagging breast, restoring shape and firmness to the breast.
When is a breast lift indicated?
In all those patients that with the passage of time by the development and aging of the tissues, weight changes, pregnancy or breastfeeding, etc., have suffered a fall or ptosis of the tissues, that the breast has been emptied and it has fallen.
How is a mastopexy performed?
To perform a mastopexy different techniques can be used according to the anatomy of each patient, which allow to reposition and elevate the nipple-areola complex, eliminate or correct the existing sagging in the breast and restore the shape of the breast.