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What is a Mastopexy?

What does the cosmetic surgery term mastopexy mean? What type of surgery is a mastopexy (what does it correct)?

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Mastopexy is a Breast Lift

Mastopexy is a breast lift. There are a variety of breast lift techiques with different incisions. Sometimes, mastopexy may be performed together with breast implants. During consultation, your surgeon can determine if you are a candidate and which technique would work best for you.

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Paul C. Zwiebel, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

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A mastopexy is a breast lift

A mastopexy is a breast lift. During the surgery, the nipple and areola are lifted to the normal position. The tissue of the breast is also redistributed to give a more youthful appearance. Sometime patients elect to have the size of the breast reduced at the same time. In this case, it is called a mastopexy-reduciton. Other times, patients elect to have the size of their breasts enlarged with implants at the same time. In this case it is called a... more

David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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What is Mastopexy?

A mastopexy is a breast lift. Unlike a breast reduction, in which excess breast tissue is removed, a breast lift involves rearrangement of the breast tissue that is already there. There will be removal of excess skin and re-draping of the skin as well as reshaping of a stretched out areola and placement of the areola higher on the new breast. In many cases, where volume loss after childbirth or nursing has resulted in loss of breast tissue, a breast implant may also be placed. This is... more

Karen Vaniver, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy definition and usage -

Thanks for the question - Mastopexy (breast - lift) involves reshaping the skin and usually the inner breast tissue as well to create a breast that is not as saggy as it once was. This remodeling of the skin and tissue comes at a cost - scars. Since you asked about mastopexies let's talk about them a bit. The first mastopexies were done as early as the late 1800s and principally used "suspension" techniques placing sutures to try to lift the breasts (think thread lifts). More... more

Steven H. Williams, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy?

The term Mastopexy is the medical term used to describe an operation that lifts the breasts and makes them perkier. The work is from Greek origin; MAST-breast, PEXY-lift.

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David Finkle, MD

Omaha Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy is a breast lift

Mastopexy is the medical term for a breast lift. A Mastopexy procedure usually involves reshaping the breast mound and positioning the nipple areolar complex near the center of the mound.

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Vishnu Rumalla, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy = breast reshaping

Mastopexy involves reshaping the breast by elevating the nipple-areolar complex to a more favorable position, by maintaining one of its blood and nerve supplies (pedicles) and surgically removing the excess skin and (sometimes) breast tissue. The weight of tissue removed is small and strategically located at the base of the breast, which is the area most prone to relapse or recurrent droop. The coombination of techniques allows reshaping of the breast in a three... more

Lavinia Chong, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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What is a Mastopexy

A Mastopexy is the technical term for breast lift. Breast lift procedures can improve the profile of sagging breasts, making breasts look more youthful and perky. Breast lift surgery is done to improve the profile of sagging breasts, changing their position on the body to appear more youthful. If you have lost volume in your breasts as well, the breast lift can be combined with breast implants to restore fullness. A condition of sagging breasts is common after... more

C. Bob Basu, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy = Breast Lift

In regards to: What is a Mastopexy? What does the cosmetic surgery term mastopexy mean? What type of surgery is a mastopexy (what does it correct)? Mastopexy = Breast Lift surgery. The surgical lifting of the breast involves the removal of the excess skin. The nipple areola complex are lifted to a more youthful position, and breast tissue is repositioned . It is a tightening / lifting procedure for droopy, sagging, pedulous breasts, due to... more

Carlos Cordoba, MD

Montreal Plastic Surgeon

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A mastopexy is a breast lift

Mastopexy is another word for breast lift. As you probably know, a lot of medical terminology comes from Greek and Latin. In Greek "mastos" means breast and "pexy" means to fix or to tack. Sometimes this procedure is performed alone, and sometimes it is combined with a breast augmentation. After a mastopexy, the scar patterns vary depending on the extent of pre-op droopiness.

Kelly Gallego, MD

Sioux City Plastic Surgeon

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A mastopexy is a breast lift

A mastopexy is a breast lift. It is the medical term for a lift. It does not remove any breast tisssue from the patient, It is meant to describe rearranging the skin envelope of the breast.

Gary H. Manchester, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy means Breast Lift

It's a medical term for a breast lift. There are different techniques but all have some basic limitations. In general, the fold or crease under the breast is the level that the lift can be brought to. If you want fullness above this, you might want to consider a breast lift with augmentation.

Mario Loomis, MD

Middletown Plastic Surgeon

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It means "Breast Lift."

Hello, Mastopexy means "Breast Lift." There are many different ways to do them. The techniques vary from more incisions with more control of breast shape to fewer incisions with less of a scar potential. The operation corrects saggy breasts. Best Regards, John Di Saia MD

John P. Di Saia, MD

Orange Plastic Surgeon

Mastopexy translates to breast lift

You can break down the word mastopexy into 2 parts: masto (breast) and pexy (lift). A mastopexy reduces the excess skin on the breast while maintaining the patient's breast volume. The difference between a mastopexy and a breast reduction is really based on the amount of tissue that is removed. Often a mastopexy will be combined with breast implants to help restore upper pole fullness in the breasts. At my practice, Central Ohio Plastic Surgery, more and... more

Jason Brett Lichten, MD

Columbus Plastic Surgeon

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What is a Mastopexy

The term Mastopexy in cosmetic breast surgery can be broken into two parts : Masto meaning "breast" and Pexy which means to "Elevate and secure"...therefore a Mastopexy is a procedure that corrects sagging or drooping of the breast buy elevating and securing with rearrangement of the skin and glandular tissue which elevates the nipple areolar complex.

John Philip Connors III, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy is a breast lift

With time, pregnancy, nursing, and weight gain or loss, almost every woman will experience a change in shape and position of her breasts. As breast tissue enlarges secondary to pregnancy, weight gain, etc… the skin and supporting ligaments of the breast are also stretched. Drooping, or ptosis, of the breast occurs when the breast tissue decreases in volume (after delivery of a baby, weight loss, or aging) but the skin and supporting ligaments of the breast are unable to retract to... more

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Jaime Perez MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

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Breast Lift vs. Breast Reduction

A mastopexy is commonly referred to as a breast lift. Usually this is done with a lollipop looking incision which circles the areola and straight down the middle of the breast from the areola to the fold. In many cases a breast reduction and a breast lift are done by the same procedure and the results are similar. A mastopexy is a cosmetic procedure and will not be covered by insurance plans. On the other hand, based on your insurance and medical necessity, it is possible that a breast... more

Joseph G. Bauer, MD

Alpharetta Plastic Surgeon

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What is a mastopexy?

A mastopexy is a breast lift! It removes extra skin on the breast, tighens the skin that's left, and may remove a little bit of breast tissue if you also want to be a bit smaller at the time of your breast lift. I often use a short-scar technique that leaves a lollipop scar on the breast, rather than the long anchor scar.

Carmen Kavali, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

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Definition of mastopexy

A mastopexy is literally a "breast lift", and is surgery aimed at correcting several cosmetic aspects of the breast: it repositions the nipples, reshapes and lifts the breasts superiorly, and removes any excessive skin from the breasts. the aim is to create a rounder, more youthful appearance to the breasts.

Olivia Hutchinson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

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Definition of a mastopexy

A mastopexy is the medical term for a breast lift. An ideal patient for a breast lift is a woman who has developed some sagging of her breast with her nipples in a lower position than they used to be. A breast lift allows: 1) Excess skin to be removed 2) The breast gland/tissue to be reshaped 3) The nipples to be placed in a more elevated position All of these goals can be accomplished with relatively minimal scarring. If more volume is needed than can be... more

Naveen Setty, MD

Plano Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy reshapes and lifts your breasts

Mastopexy is the medical term of a breast lift. A breast lift Lifts and Reshapes a sagging breast to make it more youthful and perky There are different types of breast lifts, depending on the amount of the lift required. bunelli lift - scar is only around the areola, this lift only moves the nipple, it doesn't reshape the breast vertical lift - this is our preferred technique as it lifts the entire breasts, reshapes it into a perkier and more youthfull looking breast more

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Martin Jugenburg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon

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What is mastopexy?

Mastopexy is the medical term for breast lift. A surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts. Mastopexy can also reduce the size of the areola (the darker skin surrounding the nipple). If your breasts are small or have lost volume, breast implants inserted in conjunction with mastopexy can increase both their firmness and their size.

Richard H. Fryer, MD

Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon

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Mastopexy

Also known as a breast lift, a mastopexy raises and firms the breasts by removing excess skin and tightening the surrounding tissue to reshape and support the new breast contour. For more long lasting results, it is generally better to perform a mastopexy (breast lift) along with the implantation of breast implants. The breast lift procedure (mastopexy) is generallly a major component to the "mommy makeover," which is a combination of breast enhancement and body contouring... more

Kris M. Reddy, MD

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

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A mastopexy is a breast lift

A mastopexy is a breast lift procedure. This is commonly performed to correct the sagginess or droop that naturally occurs with time. There are two components to a mastopexy: 1. Reposition the nipple/areola to it's youthful position. 2. Tighten the skin enveloped to shape and cone the underlying breast tissue. Depending on the size of the breast, the position of the nipple, previous surgeries, etc. there are many ways to perform this operation. The incisions range from... more

David Bogue, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Mastopexy = Breast Lift

A mastopexy is a cosmetic surgery procedure performed to lift and enhance breasts with significant ptosis (sagging). Several techniques are available depending on the degree of ptosis - incisions can be made around the areola, around the areola and straight down or around the areola, down then under the fold of the breast. Excess skin is removed then and the skin and tissue is lifted and sutured for more perky, proportional breasts. Often time, breast implants are used alongside mastopexy to... more