Breast lift techniques

Some of the most common techniques are:

• The Anchor Lift
  This one is the perfect choice for women with severe sagging. the difference between this technique and the lollipop technique is that the anchor lift involves an additional horizontal incision along the breast crease.

• Vertical Breast Lift (lollipop lift)
  This technique is ideal for women who have moderate breast sagging and require more reshaping of the breast. In this technique, the surgeon makes two incisions one circular incision around the areola and another vertical incision from the bottom of the areola down to the breast crease.

• Peri areolar breast lift (donut-lift)
  This technique is suitable for people with a mild to moderate degree of sagging. And the incision is usually around the perimeter of the areola only.

• Crescent Breast Lift
  This one is for women with only minimal sagging, it requires only one incision that runs halfway along the top outer edge of the areola. The scar is usually unremarkable which is a good advantage of this technique.

Before breast lift procedure

Practice healthy living before surgery and strengthen your core muscles.

Practice sleeping on your back.

You shouldn’t eat or drink anything after midnight the night before the surgery as you’ll go under general anesthesia.

You might need to stop some of your medications like aspirin or other NSAIDs two weeks before the surgery.

You should cut smoking for two weeks before the surgery and two weeks after.

Stay away from alcoholic drinks for 48 hours.

The doctor will prescribe you antibiotics and pain relievers the day of the surgery.

You should take 1-2 weeks off from work until you’re able to work again.

The Steps of breast lift surgery

The first step is marking which is done in a standing position to guide the surgeon throughout the surgery. Then you will go under general anesthesia so you don’t experience and discomfort then the surgeon will make the incisions depending on the technique that is appropriate for your caseAfter the incisions are made the surgeon will reshape the breast, reposition the areola to make it more forwards and reduce its size if it’s necessary, as well as removing any extra skin or tissues. Then the incisions will be closed leaving as camouflaged scars as possible.The results can be seen immediately after the surgery. However, swellings and scars will fade gradually with time.

The final result may take a few months.

Candidates for breast lift surgery

If you notice in front of the mirror that your nipples are facing downwards. or if you put a pen under your breast and it stays (as long as you are in good health with no serious diseases), then you are probably a good candidate for this procedure.