The position and shape of the breast changes with time. In a youthful breast the nipple is approximately at the level of the breast crease (‘Inframammary Fold’). There is a tendency for breast to droop lower than this level. This is influenced by a number of factors especially changes in size related to childbearing and breast feeding, weight change and ageing. The shape of the breast can be restored to a rounder appearance by restoring the position of the nipple and reshaping the skin and the breast tissue around it.
Mastopexy removes skin only from the underneath of the breast and from around the nipple pad. This is carefully measured and planned at your consultation and again immediately prior to surgery. The remaining skin is reshaped around the nipple to improve the proportion of the breast and place the nipple in a higher position. Scars are sited around the nipple pad and on the lower zone of the breast.
The position and shape of the breast changes with time. In a youthful breast the nipple is approximately at the level of the breast crease (‘Inframammary Fold’). There is a tendency for breast to droop lower than this level. This is influenced by a number of factors especially changes in size related to childbearing and breast feeding, weight change and ageing. The shape of the breast can be restored to a rounder appearance by restoring the position of the nipple and reshaping the skin and the breast tissue around it.
Mastopexy removes skin only from the underneath of the breast and from around the nipple pad. This is carefully measured and planned at your consultation and again immediately prior to surgery. The remaining skin is reshaped around the nipple to improve the proportion of the breast and place the nipple in a higher position. Scars are sited around the nipple pad and on the lower zone of the breast.
AFTER
BEFOREAnaesthetic: General
Time: 2-3 hours
Hospital stay: 0-1 night
Recovery: Plan a quiet week or two at home. Need to avoid forceful activities for 6 weeks
Risks: There are a range of risks and limitations with all surgical procedures
To book a consultation please call today on 07908 073189
AFTERBEFOREAnaesthetic: General
Time: 2-3 hours
Hospital stay: 0-1 night
Recovery: Plan a quiet week or two at home. Need to avoid forceful activities for 6 weeks
Risks: There are a range of risks and limitations with all surgical procedures
To book a consultation please call today on 07908 073189
What is Auto-augmentation?
This is a reasonably new term which has been used to rebrand breast uplift and it simply relates to mobilising the internal breast tissues so as to optimise the projection or fullness of the breast. This is something that is done as a matter of routine for this operation so, whether one chooses to call it ‘breast-uplift’, ‘mastopexy’ or ‘auto-augmentation’ these are effectively one and the same thing.
What is Auto-augmentation?
This is a reasonably new term which has been used to rebrand breast uplift and it simply relates to mobilising the internal breast tissues so as to optimise the projection or fullness of the breast. This is something that is done as a matter of routine for this operation so, whether one chooses to call it ‘breast-uplift’, ‘mastopexy’ or ‘auto-augmentation’ these are effectively one and the same thing.