The purpose for a breast lift is to elevate the nipple back up to the proper position. Doing so requires that a certain amount of skin be removed, in conjunction with reshaping of the breast tissue. The only way to remove excess skin, is to make an incision and actually cut it out. Anytime that an incision is made in the skin, a scar will result. The amount of scarring that result is in directly related to the amount of excess skin that exists. Suture marks only occur when skin sutures are left in too long. Suture marks can be prevented by using absorbable sutures in the deeper tissues, and by removing and skin sutures within the first week after surgery.