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Guide To Cosmetic Surgery - Breast Uplift

Breast uplift surgery

This is surgery performed to correct sagging breasts as a result of age, gravity or child birth. The aim is a fuller, tighter bust which will enhance the patient’s appearance.

The breasts do start to lose tone and elasticity as a result of the ageing process. Pregnancy and childbirth can also result in stretched skin and drooping breasts. Breast uplift, often performed with breast enlargement can help to restore the breasts to a more youthful state.

On its own, breast uplift will not increase the shape of the breasts; it needs to be combined with breast enlargement to do so.

Those women who have small, sagging breasts tend to benefit more than those with large, ponderous breasts. Your age and general state of health will also be taken into account.

This procedure will not interfere with your ability to breastfeed but it is important to remember that future pregnancies will cause the breasts to lose volume and sag.

Suitability for breast uplift surgery

Ideal candidates for surgery are women aged 18 upwards, in good health, realistic in their expectations, not currently breastfeeding or pregnant and want to improve their appearance.

This surgery is not advisable for women with the following conditions:

• Diabetes
• Breast cancer
• Broken or dry breast skin
• Cellulitis
• Hardened breast skin
  

Age, reasons for surgery, lifestyle and state of health are the determining factors for surgery. It will help your case if you are emotionally stable and sensible about what this surgery will achieve.

Your medical history will be gone into in great detail. It is important that you are frank and honest with the surgeon and mention about any conditions or allergies you have. If you are currently taking any medication then mention that also.

You may feel that by mentioning something it will rule you out from surgery but this isn’t always the case. The reason for taking a full medical history is to ensure that you are fit and healthy to undergo surgery. Plus, he or she will want you to have the best possible outcome from surgery.

Failing to mention something might mean jeopardising the results of your surgery.

Preparing for surgery

There are things that you will need to do in advance of your surgery. These will include stopping smoking two weeks before surgery (if you smoke), stop taking vitamin and mineral supplements, and iron tablets.

If you are taking any ‘over the counter’ medicines such as evening primrose oil then stop taking this as it can interfere with wound healing.

If you are taking any prescription medicines then you may have to stop taking these before surgery and wait for a period afterwards before resuming them.

The reason for this? There is the risk of these interacting badly with any medication given during your surgery.

In both cases, check with the surgeon as to what you can and cannot take. It is better to be safe than sorry.

You will not be fit enough to drive home after your surgery as anaesthesia can make you feel groggy and out of sorts. Arrange for someone to drive you home.

You may also want someone to drive you to the hospital as you will probably be nervous and keyed up before your surgery.

What you will also have to think about is what will happen when you are back home following surgery. For the first few days you will be tired and your breasts will be sore, bruised and possibly swollen. You will not be up to doing any of your everyday tasks and will have to allow plenty of time to recover.

The surgeon will have advised you about this and how much time you need to allow for the recovery. If he or she advises you to take a week off work then arrange this well in advance with your employer.

So, make sure that any important is done before surgery or can be put off until you are well again. Make sure that you do any food shopping before your surgery and buy in extra to cover those days when you are resting. Include bottled water, protein rich meals and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

These are all rich in essential nutrients and will aid with your recovery.

Advice on what will happen before, during and after surgery will be given to you at your consultation with the surgeon. Make sure you are happy with this advice and are prepared to follow it.

The breast uplift procedure

This procedure is usually carried out under a general anaesthetic and if combined with breast implants, will take around two to two and a half hours to complete.

This means an overnight stay in hospital.

There are several techniques used in breast uplift but the most common involves making 3 separate incisions. The first is made around the nipple, the second is a vertical incision from the bottom edge of the nipple to the crease underneath the breast and the third is made in a horizontal fashion and follows the natural contour of the breast.

The surgeon will then trim any excess breast skin and move the areola and nipple to a higher position. He or she will then take hold of the skin above the areola and bring this down and around it.

This will lift and tighten the breast.

The difference with this procedure is that both the nipples and areolas remain attached to the skin and tissue which means there will no loss of sensation. This is important to those women who are looking to start a family and breastfeed.

The incisions are closed with tiny stitches which are usually the dissolvable kind. If any clips are used then they will be removed after a few days.

The surgeon will then place a light dressing over the incisions.

Recovery

For the first 2 to 3 weeks you will be sleeping, watching television or listening to music. The best advice to give to breast reduction surgery patients is to listen to your body and give it time to heal.

You will be advised to wear a special support bra at this time and to wear it at all times. This means 24/7 as per the surgeon’s advice.

When you go for your first aftercare visit, the light dressing will be removed and the wounds cleaned. It is important that these are kept clean so do not have a shower for the first few days following your surgery. Once you are able to do then try to avoid completely submerging your wounds. You can use moisturiser but don’t use on the surgical wounds.

Your breasts will feel tender and sore and there may be some minor loss of fluid. This is entirely normal but if it is accompanied by severe pain and/or bleeding then contact your GP or the hospital right away.

After a few days you will be able to walk around and resume some of your normal activities but only do the easy ones to start with. Avoid any strenuous exercise for a week to ten days.

If you take regular exercise then you will find that your stamina is not quite as good as usual. This will return but in the meantime stick to light walking and swimming until it builds up again.

You should be able to return to work after a week.

You will find that it will be 6 weeks or so before you have fully recovered. Your recovery period will include a series of follow up visits in order to check on your progress.

The benefits of breast uplift surgery

The breasts will look and feel so much better. They will be higher and firmer and will give you that youthful appearance.

If you have combined this surgery with breast augmentation then you have the added bonus of bigger breasts which will help to enhance your appearance.

The risks of breast uplift surgery

All surgery is risky and there are side effects and complications. These are rare but do happen and are something you need to consider before making a decision.

Complications are:

• Excessive bleeding
• Poor wound healing
• Haematoma (blood clot under the skin)
• Infection
• Under sensitive or oversensitive nipples
• Loss of nipple sensation
• Sore nipples
• Slight risk of deep vein thrombosis
• Slight risk of pulmonary embolism
• Breast asymmetry
• Tissue death (necrosis)

There is always the risk of an adverse reaction to anaesthesia. Anaesthesia is very safe but there can be complications in a tiny minority of cases.

There is also the risk of the patient being unhappy with the results and requiring further surgery as a result of this. If the surgery is not successful then second or even third procedures may be needed.