Mastopexy and Breast Lift

Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: Sagging breasts: How to perk things up

after babies and i guess aging :( my breasts sag more than i'd like. is breast lift or plastic surgery my only option for getting them perked up again?


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
26 days ago

Breast lifts (medically known as a mastopexy) seek to lift and reposition the breast tissue as well as to eliminate excess drooping tissues.

There are a variety of treatment options that depend on the individual surgeon's experience and preference as well as the severity of the sagging (ptosis).

Your best route, is to seek a consultation with a qualified surgeon and discuss your options.

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A: For sagging breasts, implant is usually your best choice

Talmage J. Raine, MD
10 months ago

Perking the breast up usually means that you had nice breasts at one time and now, perhaps after children, the nipple is lower and the area from your collar bone to your nipple is relatively flat. A breast lift (mastopexy) can help but usually you are still left with a flat upper pole of the breast. Sometimes you can get perky just with an implant and somtimes you need a combination of implant and lift. Your surgeon will go over all of this with you.

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