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In today's society, the firm, pert female breast symbolises youth, health and vitality. However, with age, weight loss or childbirth, a woman's breasts may lose their shape and tone, so that the breast tissues begin to sag and eventually the nipples point downwards.
A breast lift (mastopexy) can improve the appearance of the breasts in several ways. It raises the breast tissue, repositions the nipple and areola (brownish pigmentation around the nipple), and enhances breast shape. If the areola have been stretched over time, they can be reduced in size. Women who undergo a breast lift may also seek to increase the size of their breasts with a breast implant.
Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) report that 146,711 breast lift operations were performed in the U.S. in 2019, a decrease of 7.7% on 2018 figures, but an increase of 24.8% on the number procedures undertaken in 2015. Breast lift is currently the 3rd most popular surgical procedure in the USA.
No official figures are yet available for the U.K., but this procedure is becoming increasingly popular.
Traditional techniques for breast lift surgery can produce impressive and beautiful results, and have been used for many years.
Recently, surgeons have been trying to reduce the number of visible scars used in the surgery without reducing the effectiveness of the operation. Surgical techniques which involve very few cuts with a scalpel are increasingly being discovered by surgeons to create rounded, firm breasts.
If you are considering breast surgery the following information will give you a basic understanding of the procedure. It can't answer all your questions, since a lot depends on the individual patient and the surgeon.
Please ask a surgeon about anything you don't understand.