Many plastic surgeons use markings prior to surgery to decide how to re-shape the breasts in a lift. A tailor-tacking method involves changing the plan during the operation by temporarily closing the tissue and tightening the tissue to decide on placement of the incisions.
Tailor tacking during a breast lift is similar to a basting stitch during sewing, to hold the skin or fabric of the breast into the desired shape prior to trimming skin excess. Skin will stretch in all directions though has a bias or relaxed tension line like cloth and tacking can help define and confirm the shape of the breast. Rather a technical term for surgeons, perhaps interesting to patients. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd