Mastopexia is the name of breast lift cosmetic surgery, performed by a plastic surgeon.
Since puberty, breasts have undergone several changes due to hormones, oral contraceptive use, pregnancy, lactation or menopause. As a result, over time, the breasts change in appearance and consistency, becoming more flaccid. Mastopexia allows you to reposition your breasts in a higher position, preventing them from continuing to fall.
- Sometimes simply placing a medium or large prosthesis.
- And with a high projection.
- Can solve the aesthetic problem.
- If not too large.
- See how breast implants are implanted.
The price of mastopexia can range from R$4,000 to R$7,000, depending on the clinic and surgeon chosen. However, adding up all the costs of consultations, examinations and hospitalization, the cost of mastopexia can be between 10 and 15 thousand reais.
Conventional mastopexia is performed without the use of prostheses or silicone, as it is only performed to correct sagging breasts, however, when the breast is small, the woman may choose to evaluate with the doctor the possibility of applying silicone during surgery, calling he mastopexia with prosthetics.
Prosthetic mastopexia is most often used by women who also want to increase the size of their breasts, creating a more complete silhouette. However, if a very large silicone prosthesis needs to be installed, breast augmentation surgery should be performed up to 3 months before mastopexia, to ensure that breast weight does not affect the final result.
Over time, these two types of surgeries have been performed together more and more often, as most women want to result in slightly increasing the volume of the breast, as well as lifting it.
Preparation of mastopexia includes
In addition, it is important to have all the tests that the plastic surgeon asks at the hospital or clinic.
In any case, mastopexia can leave scars and therefore one of the most commonly used techniques is periaureolar mastopexia, which leaves more disguised and almost invisible scars.
In this technique, surgery makes the cut around the areola, rather than making a vertical scar. Thus, after healing, the small marks left by the cut are masked by the change of color from the areola to the skin of the chest. However, the use of the cut around the areola may not create a breast lift as firm as the vertical scar.
Scars can take several months to completely disguise, and so during this time, it is very important to pass healing ointments, such as Nivea or Kelo-rating, for example.
There are 3 main types of cuts that can be used to perform mastopexia:
Depending on the type of breast and the final result, the type of scar may be decided in consultation with the doctor, in order to obtain the best aesthetic result, both in the position of the breast and in the scar.
Recovery after mastopexia is usually fast and fluid. However, it is normal to feel a slight discomfort, a feeling of heaviness, or a change in breast sensitivity due to anesthesia.
After surgery, the woman should take certain precautions, such as
The first result of the surgery can be seen within a month, but the woman can return to work about 10 days after surgery, depending on the type of work. However, just 40 days after surgery can start driving again and do light physical exercises, such as walking.