Breast surgery – for aesthetic breasts

Breast Reduction and Mastopexy

A breast mastopexy tightens those breasts that have lost their youthful shape and gained laxity. The procedure redrapes the skin over the gland and subcutaneous tissue. The nipple-areola complex is lifted again into an aesthetically pleasing position on the reshaped breast mound, which improves not only shape and elasticity of the breast, but widened, stretched-out areolas can be reduced into a youthful small size as well. Asymmetries in size and position can be corrected and the overall breast volume can be enlarged (with silicone implants) or reduced simultaneously. Modern short-scar techniques can usually be used for this. Depending on the initial status and the wishes of the patient there are several options:

Periareolar Mastopexy:

This technique is useful for smaller breast lifts and the reduction of large areolas. Only a scar around the pigmented areola is left behind.

Vertical Technique by Hall-Findlay:

The scars run around the areola and vertically down to the submammary fold. This technique is usually called “short scar technique”. It is very versatile and adaptable to many breast shapes and sizes and in my experience achieves better results than the original technique by Lejour. Unsightly scars in the submammary fold can almost always be omitted except in very large size reductions. Nipple sensation is traditionally affected very little in this technique.

Reversed T-technique:

The scars are similar to the technique described above, however there is an additional horizontal scar in the submammary fold. This traditional technique is used in very large breast reductions or in cases with severe skin redundancy.

Both vertical and reversed T-techniques are performed in a short inpatient stay of 2-4 days. You´ll have to wear a sports-bra or bustier for 6 weeks consequently to support shaping of the breast. All sutures are closed with resorbable suture material so there is no annoying stitch removal afterwards.