Breast Lift That Also Lifts Skin on Upper Abdomen?

Hi there-

The boundary between the breasts and the abdomen is a very important one, and should not be violated lightly.

You would greatly regret attempting this.....

On the other hand, there ARE excellent ways to achieve tightness in the abdomen-

Visit a reputable surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery for a consultation.

Here are some tips on how to find one you like and can trust:

No, the breast lift will not lift the skin of  your abdomen.  The lift of the breast is in a medial and lateral vector which pushes up the breast tissue.  What you would likely need is an abdominoplasty to pull the abdominal skin down.  However without pictures or seeing you in person, it is impossible to give you specific advice.

Not infrequently I see patients in whom there is as much skin laxity in the upper abdomen as there is in the lower abdomen. In fact, some patients after pregnancy will have fairly 'toned' lower abdominal skin, but very lax and redundant upper abdominal skin. In these situations, the removal of skin in a vertically downward direction ( a conventional tummy tuck) is not adequate to correct the upper abdominal skin laxity. Such patients are often very good candidates for what I refer to as a 'reverse upper' abdominoplasty.

This surgical technique involves removing excess abdominal skin vertically upwards using incisions hidden in the inframammary folds underneath the breasts. In general, this operation is best reserved for patients with fairly full or at least slightly droopy breasts, which serve to nicely conceal the inframammary folds. An important part of this procedure is the placement of permanent lifting sutures that elevate the lower skin edge, following removal of excess skin, to the upper skin edge in the inframammary fold. These permanent sutures ensure that the resulting surgical scar remains hidden within the inframammary fold.

A great advantage of this procedure is that the patient's original belly button is preserved, and thus there are absolutely no surgical scars that are visible when wearing a two-piece swimsuit or typical underwear (bra and panties). Additionally, because this procedure generally requires less skin undermining and thus less interruption of the normal blood supply of abdominal skin, more thorough liposuction of the waist and back can be performed at the same time.

Many patients having this surgery, therefore, undergo a reverse upper abdominoplasty combined with a lower 'mini' abdominoplasty, tightening of the entire length of the rectus abdominis muscles, and liposuction of the circumferential trunk - and keep the belly button with which they were born. I usually refer to this operation as 'reverse upper / modified lower abdominoplasty'.

Unfortunately, breast lift surgery will not be effective in treating the skin above the navel. What you may be thinking about is the “reverse abdominoplasty”;  even this procedure has limited effects at the level of the umbilicus.

You may be better off with direct abdominal wall contouring operations as opposed to trying to approach the area from above.

Best wishes.

I think that you are thinking of a reverse abdominoplasty in which an incision is made under the bresat folds to lift the soft tissue fromt he upper abdomen.