Breast Lift

Breast sagging, softness and deformation are among the most sensitive issues for women.

The breast tissue, consisting entirely of fat and milk glands without muscle in its structure, loses its old fresh and upright appearance due to reasons such as gravity, aging, frequent weight gain and loss, birth, breastfeeding, wrong bra use, emptying or excessively abundant skin, sagging and aesthetic it causes women to be uneasy and pushes them to search for various solutions.

Why do breast lift?

The breasts gradually sag over time with the effect of gravity and the loss of skin elasticity due to age. Frequent weight gain and loss, birth and breastfeeding procedures, and excessive breasts cause sagging to occur at an earlier age.

Can sagging breasts be corrected with non-surgical methods?

In the not sagging breast, the nipple is above the under-breast fold line. In mild breast sagging, the nipple is at the level of sub-breast fold. In further sagging, the nipple is below this line. No massage, cream or tool can make the nipple go up.

How is breast lift surgery decided?

In breast lift surgery, the patient is examined on an outpatient basis.The nipple location and the amount of mammary gland are measured. The patient’s expectations are evaluated. If there is a slight sagging, if the amount of the mammary gland is at an acceptable level, the breast becomes fuller and upright with a silicone breast prosthesis placed under the mammary gland. If the sagging is too much and the amount of mammary gland is sufficient, it will recover similar to breast reduction techniques.

If the sagging is excessive and the amount of mammary gland is insufficient, both a silicone prosthesis is placed in the breast and breast recovery is performed, this surgery is technically the most difficult breast surgery. The size of the prosthesis placed under the breast and the recovery rate to be made on the breast skin are definitely decided during the surgery.

How is breast lift surgery performed?

Regardless of the technique, breast lift surgery is definitely performed under general anesthesia. Depending on the technique to be used, the duration of breast lift surgery varies between 2-4 hours.

A silicone prosthesis is placed under the breast for patients with slight sagging. You can check the breast augmentation surgery section for extra information on the surgical technique and features. Similar procedures to breast reduction surgery are performed on patients with obvious breast sagging and whose mammary gland is quite sufficient. As a difference, mammary gland reduction is not performed. For extra information about breast lift surgery, you can review the breast reduction section.

If the amount of mammary gland is too insufficient, after the silicone prosthesis is placed under the breast, the abundance in the skin is collected similar to the breast reduction technique. The mammary gland is not removed.

What awaits us after the surgery?

Ice compress treatment is started immediately after the operation. Sports bras are worn. No other dressing is used except thin bands on the stitches. The drains placed in the operation are removed 24-48 hours after the operation. A shower can be taken 1 or 2 days after these are removed. Stitches are removed after 15 days. Sports bras must be worn continuously for 4 weeks. This bra reduces the patient’s perception of pain and makes him feel more confident. At first, edematous breasts gradually take shape. It takes about 8-10 weeks for the breast to take its final shape.