How Long Does A Breast Lift Surgery Take?

Breasts may be in need of being lifted due to a vareity of reasons. A person’s genetics, congenital breast structure, gravity, radical weight gains and losses, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and for such reasons, breasts can become saggy and lose firmness. A breast lift surgery (Mastopexy) is a surgical procedure that changes the shape of the breasts, to lift the breasts and make them firmer.  Basically, the excess skin in the breasts is removed, the remaining skin and tissue are repositioned, tightened, and the breasts become raised and firmer.

Breast lift surgeries, basically aims to reshape and lift sagging breasts and make them firmer. If you have sagging in your breasts, if you have experienced loss of firmness and deformation over time, if your nipples are lower than your inframmary folds when unsupported, if your nipples are pointing downwards, if your areaolas have become stretched due to the loosening of breast skin, if one breast is lower than the other, when these and similiar issues are present, you may be considering to undergo a breast lift surgery. Those who are considering to have this surgery may be curious about how long this surgery takes to be completed.

The goal of breast lift surgeries is to change the shape and form of the breasts, not changing the size of the breasts. Breast lift surgeries can also be combined with breast augmentation surgeries. Sometimes it may be necessary to. Sometimes a breast augmentation surgery alone will not be enough for the patient to achieve the results they want. Breast lift and breast augmentation surgies can be performed in a single operation with a lifting procedure before the augmentation, followed by placement of the implants. When it comes to breast reduction surgeries, they cannot be considered independent of breast lift surgeries. After removal of excess skin and tissue in the breast, the remaining skin and tissue are reassembled and tightened.

Generally speaking, breast lift surgeries which include placement of implants and those which not take about approximately 3-4 hours to be completed.