The loss of skin elasticity, gravity and other factors such as weight loss, pregnancy and breast-feeding leads to loosening of the elasticity and breast ptosis. For patients that are satisfied with their breast size this procedure will give them a more youthful breast.. Some patients with the passage of time may have lost an important part of the volume of the breast. In these cases, together with the breast lift silicone breast inplants could be used done.
The surgery can be done at any age. Since the gland ducts and nipples are left intact, the response is not usually impact on breastfeeding.

There are various techniques for recovery of the breast, depending on the degree of ptosis. The incisions may be limited around the areola but also can extend vertical down to the inframammary fold or even as an inverted T.

It is important that patients understand that the scars of the incisions will mature and will fade out with time, but more or less will be permanently visible.
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