What is Breast Lifting?
Breast lifting is a plastic surgical procedure to reshape the breasts, lift the nipple areolar complexes to a level where they used to be and increase superior fullness and projection.

How is breast lift sfurgery done? 

Breast lift surgery technique depends on the degree of sagging and your plastic surgeon's expertise and experience. By definition there are three types of breast sagging or ptosis. Grade I is when the nipple is just below the breast crease, Grade II is when the nipple is more than 2 cm below the crease and Grade III is when the nipple is at the buttom of the breasts and points to your shoes. A Grade I can be corrected with a periareolar lift and or an implant. Grades II and III are more involved and requires a vertical incision or an anchor incision besides the periareolar incision. Most surgeons in this country use the anchor incision. In my practice, for the last 10 years I do a short scar or vertical scar breast lift or reduction. This does not give you a scar under the breasts, in the cleavage or lateral chest wall.

Are there risks and complications to a breast lift surgery?
Breast lift surgery has a very low complication rate in the hands of a board certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience in breast surgery. Minor complications involve small separation of the incision or a superficial skin infection. Major complications could be a hematoma, loss of nipple areolar complex and asymmetry. These might require further surgery.

What is the recovery period like?

The recovery period is seven to 10 days initially. There is no major discomfort or down time with this surgery. The breasts reach their final shape between three to six months.

Who is an ideal candidate for breast lift surgery? 

Good candidates for a breast lift surgery are women who are done having babies, have sagging breasts and are embarassed to get naked in front of their spouse or significant other, feel that their breast is low and their chest is flat and feel uncomfortable in more revealing clothing or are athletic and have an active lifestyle and the saggy breasts get in the way.