What is a sthetic breast lift surgery? Who is suitable for this surgery? Breasts can become saggy for various reasons. The ligaments holding the breast tissue in place may loosen over time. There may be a mismatch between the breast tissue and the surrounding skin envelope due to weight changes, breastfeeding and the effect of gravity. The problem may belong to the breast tissue, the skin or both. The result can be a hollow-looking saggy breast.

Surgery

As with other breast surgeries, discuss with your doctor why you want to have surgery and what you expect from this surgery. Tell your doctor if you have a family history of breast disease or cancer, smoking, drug habit or systemic disease.

In aesthetic breast lift surgery, the sagging breast tissue is reshaped and excess skin is removed. The nipple is brought to where it should be. The operation is performed under general anaesthesia in the operating theatre under hospital conditions. It takes 1.5-2 hours. Depending on the degree of sagging, scars are left in different ways. No matter which method is applied, scarring around the nipple is inevitable. If a breast lift surgery is performed by making an incision around the nipple, the scar around the nipple may be more prominent. In other breast lift surgeries, in addition to the scar around the nipple, there may be a 4-5 cm long scar extending downwards from the middle of the lower edge of the nipple. In suitable patients, sagging can be eliminated by placing only breast prosthesis. In this case, the scar is hidden only at the junction of the brownish skin of the nipple and the white skin of the breast and is minimal. There is no breast lift surgery that leaves no scars. However, these scars are evident at the beginning and become indistinct over time.

After Surgery

The patient is discharged on the day of surgery or after one night in hospital. Apart from the pain that decreases with painkillers on the first day, pain on other days is not expected

There is swelling and bruising around the breast, which usually resolves in 2 weeks. In some patients, drains are placed in the breast, which are usually removed after 1-2 days.

Sports bras are worn for 3-4 weeks after the operation. If the patient does not work in jobs that require heavy labour, she/he continues to work after the third day. It is recommended to avoid heavy exercise and work for about a month.

Breast lift surgeries are surgeries that can give a good appearance to the breast and give good results. However, it should be kept in mind that some sagging may occur after surgery due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, rapid weight gain and loss and the effect of gravity with age.