How long does a breast lift last?

long wanted to get a breast lift - mastopexy - but worried I'll spend thousands and end up with the same saggy breasts i started with.  Am i right to be concerned?

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A: Longevity of breast lifts

Richard P. Rand, MD

 Certainly, if you go through the expense and recovery from a breast lift you want something that will last as well as possible.  There are several factors affecting the longevity of a breast lift.  The first is what kind of skin elasticity and breast tissue firmness you have.  The more lax... more

A: How long does a breast lift last?

Peter A. Aldea, MD

The longevity of a Breast Lift depends on the quality and thickness of your skin, the weight of your breast  and the breast lift technique used. If you have thin sun damaged skin, love tanning booths, you smoke or work in a smoking environment and have large breasts or large breast implants - the lift... more

A: Breast Lift before and after surgery

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Breast Lift procedures will produce noticeable and definitive results. The length of the results depends on the degree of volume ptosis, the skin elasticity, and the degree of torque exhibited by the pendulous breasts. These should be discussed with your surgeon.

A: How long do breast lift results last

William  Bruno, MD

It is difficult to answer this question because there are so many variables involved with a mastopexy or breast lift (skin quality, breast tissue, type of procedure, age of patient, etc.) In general, a mastopexy can be expected to last 10-20 years provided you maintain your body weight and wear bras... more

A: How long will a breast lift (mastopexy) last?

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

There are several factors that go into determining how long a breast lift will last and in the end it is unpredictable but some of these factors include: Age Genetic tendency Pregnancy following the lift decision to nurse length of time for nursing size of breasts during lactation Skin laxity history of... more

A: Breast Lift longevity

Michael Law, MD

For several years I have been using a 'vertical scar' technique for most breast reductions, which eliminates the long, horizontal incision in the inframammary fold below the breasts. I have also adapted this technique for breast lift surgery, and have been extremely pleased with the results. As with breast... more

A: This varies, but....

John P. Di Saia, MD

Hello, The longevity of a procedure varies between patients and with different techniques, but re-operative breast lifts are not the norm. Revisions if needed are usually minor unless the breasts are pretty large in which case they tend to sag again more often. Exceptionally active women tend to have more... more

A: Surgery will last as long as you want

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Most patients, barring any major life changing event like pregnancy or extreme weight shifts, will undergo breast lifts only once in their life.  However, your body, and certainly your breasts, are constantly changing. You can experince this within each monthly cycle. If you have "sagging"... more

A: A breast lift operation is a great procedure for...

Steven Wallach, MD

A breast lift operation is a great procedure for patients after child birth. As long as you don't have further pregnancies or have significant fluctuations in weight, your breast should hold up pretty well. Remember that as you age, the elasticity of tissues will weaken and the breasts will sag a bit.

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