Breast Lift (Mastopexy)

The breast lift operation raises and recontours loose, sagging breasts. Frequently, a woman elects this surgery after losing a considerable amount of weight, or losing volume and tone in her breasts after having children.
In a breast lift, the surgeon relocates the nipple and areola (the pigmented skin surrounding the nipple) to a higher position, repositions the breast tissue to a higher level, removes excess skin from the lower portion of the breast and then reshapes the remaining breast skin. If you have your breasts enlarged as well as lifted, an implant may be placed behind your breast tissue or chest muscle.
The illustrations on the right show a commonly performed breast lift technique, resulting in scars around the areola, extending vertically down the breast and horizontally along the crease underneath the breast. In some cases, variations in the placement of incisions may be recommended.
The breasts will be wrapped in a gauze dressing or placed in a surgical bra immediately after surgery. A supportive bra may be recommended for several weeks following the surgery. Swelling and discoloration will occur around your incisions and subside gradually. You may experience decreased sensation, which is usually temporary, in your nipples or breast skin.
Mastopexy scars are permanent but will fade to some extent over time.
These procedures are routinely performed under local anesthesia with sedation in an outpatient setting.

Breast Lift - Before and After Pictures

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Mastopexy patient shown before surgery with sagging breasts and low position of the nipples.


Incisions following the breast's natural contour define the area of excision and the new location for the nipple. Skin in the shaded area is removed and the nipple moved higher.


Skin formerly located above and to the sides of the nipple is brought down and together to reshape the breast.


The postoperative patient shown with scars resulting from a commonly performed mastopexy technique. Scars are around the areola, extending vertically down the breast and horizontally along the crease underneath the breast.

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