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Breast Lift Surgery – Florida Plastic Surgeon Explains What to Expect

Florida's warm climate and sparkling beaches are like no other. It's only natural that women want to look and feel their best when dressing for the lifestyle here in Gainesville and throughout Florida. Breast lift surgery is one way Accent Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics helps women feel their best when out and about, whether wearing a bikini at the beach, the classic tank top and jeans ensemble or dressed up for a night on the town.

Breast lift surgery, or mastopexy, doesn't change the size of breasts but reshapes and firms them. Breast lift surgery is a common plastic surgery procedure that gives women healthier breasts and a renewed sense of confidence, and it is performed right here at our location in Gainesville, Florida.

We recommend you read this article to see how a plastic surgeon performs mastopexy to restore breasts' natural shape and youthful firmness. Then the next step for any cosmetic surgery procedure is meeting with the Florida plastic surgeon at Accent Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics to ensure the procedure is right for you.

1. Initial Consultation and Establishing a Plan

Your Gainesville plastic surgeon will need to discuss your goals and perform an examination to determine the incision pattern they will use. The appropriate technique will be determined by several factors like breast size and shape, size and position of areolas, degree of breast sagging, skin quality and elasticity and the amount of extra skin.

2. Administration of Anesthesia

A breast lift is a quick cosmetic surgery procedure that is administered under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation at our Florida plastic surgery center. Your surgeon will recommend the best type during the initial consultation. DO NOT EAT BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

Without anesthesia, your body would immediately go into a defensive mode resulting in an increased heart rate, breathing and blood pressure, because it would think you have been injured. Anesthesia acts as a pain reliever first of all but also prevents you from remembering the experience, immobilizes you and reduces or eliminates your body's natural reactions to injuries.

3. Cutting the incisions

After the anesthesia is administered and you are asleep or fully sedated, the plastic surgeon will cut the incisions. Which incision pattern they choose depends on the factors outlined in step #1.

Around the Areola

Around Areola and Vertically Down to Breast Crease

Around Areola, Vertically Down from Breast Crease and Horizontally along Breast Crease

4. Reshaping and Positioning

Once the Florida breast lift surgeon cuts the incisions, he/she will lift and reshape the underlying breast tissue to improve the breasts' contour and firmness. The nipple and areola is also repositioned to a more natural and youthful position. To compensate for the loss of elasticity, surgeons remove excess breast skin.

If necessary, the plastic surgeon reduces enlarged areolas by excising skin around their perimeter.

5. Closing the incisions

After reshaping and removal of excess skin, the plastic surgeon tightens the remaining skin and closes the incisions. Natural breast contours conceal some of the incision lines but not all of them. All incision lines are permanent but will fade and improve over time.

Surgeons place sutures, or stitches that hold tissue together, deep within the breast tissue to support the newly shaped breasts. To close the skin, the plastic surgeon may use sutures, skin adhesive or surgical tape.

After the incisions are closed and you wake up, you may not even realize the surgery has taken place.

Most people who undergo anesthesia have no problems, but results can vary from person to person. You may take awhile to wake up or may wake up abruptly, and when you do, you may feel hot, cold or a bit numb. You may even feel a little nauseous and go through either a crying or giggling spell. Don't worry, it's all normal and your surgeon will be watching over you as the anesthesia wears off.

Recovery time is pretty short – post-surgical recovery usually lasts 24 to 48 hours with additional reduced activity for a few days. You will likely experience soreness and swelling for a few days. Your breast lift surgeon will guide you in your recovery, including any follow up examinations.

Bookmark and check back often with the Florida plastic surgery knowledge center for more articles and information concerning breast lift surgery and a wide array of plastic and cosmetic surgery options available from Gainesville plastic surgeons at Accent Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics.

Take the next step to a new you. Call us today to schedule a consultation: 352.372.9414

*Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2006 National Plastic Surgery Statistics