Answers to Your Questions About Breast Lifts
If you are considering a breast lift or breast reduction, there may be some questions you would like answered. Essentially, a breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts.A breast reduction is similar in many ways to a breast lift except as well as lifting the breasts, their volume is reduced.
Breast lift
Breast reduction
A breast reduction is indicated in the following circumstances
It may be that you suffer from many of the typical symptoms of having heavy breasts such as upper back pain, neck pain, postural difficulties, bra strap pain, skin sores underneath the breasts. Or it may be that you simply feel that your breasts are out of proportion with your body.
The scarring and the techniques are virtually the same as with breast lift surgery, except volume reduction is a key part of the operation to make the breasts smaller and lighter.
It is essential that you discuss with the doctor your symptoms, current size and expectations in terms of your post operative size and appearance.
It is important to understand that Dr. Ahmed will reduce your breasts to a size proportionate to your body and frame such that it can be carried out safely.
If you are considering a breast lift or breast reduction, there may be some questions you would like answered. Essentially, a breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts.A breast reduction is similar in many ways to a breast lift except as well as lifting the breasts, their volume is reduced.
Breast lift
- To raise and reshape sagging breasts due to pregnancy or nursing
- To reduce the size of the areola, the darker skin surrounding the nipple
- If your breasts are small or have lost volume, breast implants inserted in conjunction with mastopexy can increase both their firmness and their size.
Breast reduction
A breast reduction is indicated in the following circumstances
It may be that you suffer from many of the typical symptoms of having heavy breasts such as upper back pain, neck pain, postural difficulties, bra strap pain, skin sores underneath the breasts. Or it may be that you simply feel that your breasts are out of proportion with your body.
The scarring and the techniques are virtually the same as with breast lift surgery, except volume reduction is a key part of the operation to make the breasts smaller and lighter.
It is essential that you discuss with the doctor your symptoms, current size and expectations in terms of your post operative size and appearance.
It is important to understand that Dr. Ahmed will reduce your breasts to a size proportionate to your body and frame such that it can be carried out safely.
