Is it true that they remove tissue and fat during a breast lift?

A breast lift involves skin removal at a minimum. Most of the time skin and some nearby associated tissue is removed to make room for the lift and reshaping. The goal with a lift is to elevate the nipple and areola as well as tighten and reshape the breast while minimizing a decrease in size as much as possible. If there is excess tissue (breast and / or fat) that needs to be removed to improve the reshaping and lift, then it is removed. The most common area to remove tissue is the lower part of the breast. In our office, when appropriate, we rearrange the excess breast tissue instead of discarding it. This technique is called an auto-augmentation. Also, in our office, we perform a full breast lift under local anesthesia with the option of oral sedation and pain management.

Thank you for your inquiry! Yes, a little bit of natural breast tissue is removed during a Mastopexy (breast lift) in order to lift the breasts. I recommend consulting with a board certified plastic surgeon to create a surgical plan targeted towards your specific goals.

Typically, a breast lift only has some skin removed, and all of the breast tissue is retained, as the goal of a breast lift is to keep all the volume, but reposition the breast to a higher position on the chest. A breast reduction has both skin and breast tissue removed because the goal is to reduce the size of the breast. Occasionally, depending upon the persons individual anatomy, small areas of breast tissue are removed with a breast lift in order to maximize the aesthetic breast shape. Best wishes.