As skin elasticity fades and the skin begins to age, a woman’s breasts can begin to lose their firmness and then sag, causing a “drooping” appearance. Whether this effect is a result of pregnancy, nursing, weight loss, or general aging, many women choose to undergo breast lift, or mastopexy, procedures to restore shape and firmness to their breasts. Practicing out of Atlanta, Georgia, breast lift doctor John LeRoy has helped many women regain the shapeliness of their youth, enhancing both their appearances and their overall confidence.
When you arrive at our practice in Atlanta, Georgia for a breast lift, doctor John LeRoy and his team will ensure that you are comfortable and well prepared for surgery. After you have been given anesthesia and are fully sedated, Doctor LeRoy will make an incision, remove the excess skin that is causing the breasts to droop, and reposition the skin and nipple. In most cases, Dr. LeRoy will remove the majority of the skin that lies below the nipple, reposition the nipple in a higher position, and bring the skin above the nipple down and around the rest of the breast. The result of breast lift surgery is higher, firmer, and shapelier breasts.
After the breast lift is performed, sutures are placed around the areola and in the crease under the breast. These sutures will remain in place for one to two weeks, during which time you will wear a surgical bra to give the breasts support while they are healing.
If you desire to correct drooping breasts as well as increase your cup size, a breast lift can be performed in combination with breast augmentation at our office in Atlanta. The breast lift-augmentation combination is beneficial for many reasons, foremost among which is the fact that a breast augmentation will prolong the effects of a breast lift by increasing size and firmness at the same time. Because implants are not susceptible to the effects of gravity in the same way that breast tissue is, the breasts will remain perky and shapely for many years. For more information about breast implants surgery, please see our breast enlargement FAQs and our breast augmentation before-and-after photos.
Contact Atlanta, Georgia breast lift doctor John LeRoy to schedule a free consultation. Breast Lift surgery can be performed alone or in combination with other cosmetic procedures such as tummy tuck and liposuction as part of a full cosmetic makeover.