How we perceive ourselves is essential to our overall well-being. Breast enhancement, shape, and size, are an inherent component to the feeling of femininity, vitality, and personal beauty. Breast shape can change dramatically during the various phases of a woman’s life leading to a loss of elasticity and firmness. This can be due to pregnancy, breast-feeding, weight loss, hormonal changes and the aging process.
Breasts are composed of several different types of tissue, including glands, ducts, fat, and suspensory ligaments. They begin to sag when these various tissues begin to lose their tone. Additionally, gravity plays an important role in causing the downward migration of breast tissue, creating the loose, drooping appearance. Fortunately, there is a wonderful procedure that can correct this problem called a breast lift (AKA mastopexy). Highly qualified, Los Angeles plastic Surgeon, Dr. Warren Lent, could restore the youthful vitality to your breasts with this procedure.
Determining the Grade of Ptosis
Breast sagging, known in medical terms as ptosis, is classified on a scale of one to three. The determination of the grade of ptosis is made based on the position of the nipple in relation to the fold under the breast, called the inframammary fold. Grade I is when the nipple is at the fold. Grade II is when the nipple is up to one inch below the fold. Grade III is when the nipple is over one inch below the fold, and the nipple is pointing downward. Your plastic surgeon will determine your grade of ptosis to help determine your treatment plan.
The Breast Lift Procedure
During a breast lift, a plastic surgeon will remove excess skin. Breasts are firmed and lifted to a more youthful position. Your surgeon will usually remove skin from the lower portion of the breast, which allows the skin and breast tissue from the upper half of the breast to be wrapped under the breast. This acts as a bra to support the breast and the nipple in a new, higher, more youthful location. If the areola is too large, a plastic surgeon can reduce it at the same time. The nipple remains attached to the underlying breast tissue and its penetrating nerves and blood vessels. This allows for preservation of nipple sensitivity.
Plastic surgeons most commonly perform a breast lift under general anesthesia in an outpatient setting. Most women can return home the day of surgery. Patients should plan to avoid exercise and heavy lifting for at least two weeks following the procedure. It is very important that smokers quit smoking and using nicotine products for at least one month before and for at least one month after surgery. All breast enhancement procedures are generally safe. However, like all medical treatment, there are risks. These risks include bleeding, infection, skin or nipple injury, and the risk of anesthesia. Under the care of a board certified plastic surgeon like Dr. Lent, every effort will be made to prevent and minimize risk and make your outcome a successful one.
Many women not only want their breasts lifted. They want them enlarged as well. Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Warren Lent, can perform breast augmentation at the same time as your breast lift. Dr. Lent invites you to see his Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift: Before and After page to view actual patients who had had the breast lift with a breast augmentation with him.
The results of breast enhancement can be immensely satisfying. The breast lift procedure can help restore the perky breasts of your youth while simultaneously improving your sense of femininity and self-image. To best understand all of your options, a full consultation with Dr. Warren Lent is recommended. For further details on each aspect of a breast lift, Dr. Lent invites you to see his Breast Lift: Before and After page to see actual patients who have had the breast lift procedure.
Here at Dr. Warren Lent’s office, we show care for each patient from the initial consultation to the final post-surgery call. We look forward to hearing from you. For more information about the breast lift, costs, or questions, please contact us at:
150 North Robertson Blvd. Suite 140
Beverly Hills, Ca 90211