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WHAT IS THE BREAST LIFT?
Breasts of women usually lose their youthful appearance and fullness reasons such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight fluctuations, aging, gravity. Breast lift can refresh your appearance by providing a more upright breast profile. In this operation, excess skin is taken and surrounding tissues are tightened for reshaping the breast.
During these operations can also be reduced extended nipples.
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ARE YOU AN APPROPRIATE CANDIDATE FOR BREAST LIFT OPERATION?
- If you're physically healthy and your weight is stable,
- If you are not a smoker,
- if you think that the shape and volume decreases, and sagging your breasts,
- If the level of your nipple comes down on your breast folds,
- If the nipples are expanding,
- If you have a breast lower than the other
You may be good candidates for breast lift surgery.
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WHAT CANNOT BE DONE WİTH BREAST LIFT OPERATION?
- Breast lift surgery does not significantly change the size of your breast.
- If you want your breasts appear fuller, may be planned with breast lift breast augmentation.
- If you want to have smaller breasts, may be planned with breast lift breast reduction surgery.
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OPERATION RISKS
To decision forbreast reduction operation is very personal. Therefore, necessarily must be understood and accepted in a good way benefits and risks before the operation.
Breast reduction involves the following risks;
- Bleeding
- Infection
- The accumulation of fluid under the skin
- Blood clots, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism
- Sensation changes in the nipple or breast
- Irregularity in the breast
- Enlarged and swollen scars
- Numbness of the skin
- Risks of anesthesia
- Asymmetry
- Fat necrosis
- The need for repeat surgery
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PREPARATION BEFORE OPERATION
In the first meeting with your doctor, you must specify explicitly what you expect from the operation and after the operation how you want to look like. Share your wishes and expectations with your doctor.
To decision for aesthetic surgery is very personal. Therefore, necessarily must be understood and accepted in a good way benefits and risks before the operation.
Your doctor will want to know before the operation, your existing illness, allergies, your medicines. If you smoke will be wanted to leave for a certain period before the operation.Aspirin and some analgesics who increase bleeding will cut by your doctor.
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OPERATION
Breast lift surgery can be performed with different incision and techniques. Appropriate technical,
- Size and shape of the breast
- Size and position of your nipple
- The degree of sagging breasts
- The amount of excess skin, is decided by the quality at and elasticity of the skin.
- Anesthesia
Breast lift surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia. Operation time is approximately 1.5-2.5 hours. The Daily as an operation yapılır.In some cases, you may be asked to stay one night in the hospital.
- Incision
The most commonly used of these three incisions,
- Around the nipple
- Extending into the fold of the breast nipple
- Along the breast fold
- Shaping the breasts
After the appropriate incisions,
- To increase the fullness and shape of the breast, internal tissue of the breast is reshaped and hanging,
- The nipple is moved to where it should be,
- If necessary, reduced enlarged nipples,
- Excess skin is removed to compensate for the loss of elasticity.
- Closing of Incisions
After excess skin is removed again given shape to the breast, remaining skin are compressed and incisions are closed.After breasts lifting some incisions can hidden in some breast fold but others can seen surface of the breast.Scares are fade in course of time.
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HEALING PROCESS
- Area of the operation dressings and bandages are applied.
- Small and thin tube temporarily placed under your skin to prevent accumulation of blood and fluid.
- After the operation; to support and reduce swelling in the breast have require sports bra.
Your dressing, medications, need your attention,when you come to control are determined by your doctor.