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04.10.08

Health Benefits of Breast Lift

Aging, weight loss, pregnancy and breastfeeding are all reasons why women are unhappy with the appearance of their breasts. For these women, it can be especially rewarding to undergo breast lift surgery. Breast lift surgery lifts and reshapes the breasts, giving them a shapely, more youthful look. This body enhancing procedure can offer many benefits to women from young to old.

Restoring youth

As women get older, skin starts to stretch, causing loss to a significant amount of volume in the breasts. The once youthful breasts that looked and felt perkier can be restored by tightening and lifting with a breast lift surgery.

Correcting shape and symmetry

Breast lift surgery can correct the shape and symmetry of drooping breasts. Drooping is caused by the stretching of skin and loss of volume in the breasts due to extensive weight loss or breastfeeding. During breast lift surgery, the excess skin is removed and the inner breast tissue is lifted, revealing fuller breasts. A significant change in symmetry can be seen when a breast lift is combined with implants.

Getting back the pre-pregnancy shape

Bringing back proportion to your breasts after pregnancy can be accomplished through breast lift surgery. Since the breasts enlarge during pregnancy to allow for milk production, the glands return to their normal condition after pregnancy. This causes skin to loosen and a loss of collagen that hold the skin together. Breast lift surgery can correct the problem by tightening the skin.

Body contouring after extensive weight loss

The breast is composed of fat, which is what gives breasts their firmness. During obesity, breast fat can extend to the under arms and back. After major weight loss, the once prominent fat in the breasts begins to shrink, giving way to deflated breasts that droop down. Breast lift surgery can contour the breasts so that they return to normal shape.

Ability to wear fitted clothing

Shopping can be a disastrous event for women who are frustrated with the appearance of their breasts. Wearing clothes that hide the shape of their breasts can be very discouraging. Breast lift surgery can increase the clothing options women have.
 
Boost in self-confidence and self-esteem

Drooping breasts can be a factor for women to lose confidence and self-esteem. A firmer figure can be rewarding to women and bring about an increased self-esteem and renewed confidence. Breast lift surgery can give women a change in the overall quality of life and be very beneficial to their well being. Many women report an improvement in their lifestyle and an improvement in the way they view themselves.

This popular technique is proven effective. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported that 104,176 women underwent breast lift surgery in 2007. The procedure lasts up to 3 hours and is known to be one of the safest, fastest and most effective ways of bringing back youth to the breasts. Patients typically return to work after a week.

If you are considering breast lift surgery, it is important to consult with a Board-Certified Surgeon who specializes in the procedure. Discussing goals and concerns is a crucial step in patient education and your surgeon will be able to assist you in making the right decision.

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