Breast augmentation is one of the most transformative cosmetic surgery procedures for women. With breast augmentation, breast implants are used to improve the size, shape, and volume of the breasts.
And though this procedure creates stunning results, breast augmentation does not correct sagging breasts.
Breast lift surgery (mastopexy) is necessary to correct loose and sagging breasts. While many women have a breast lift performed as a standalone procedure, combining your breast lift with your augmentation can help you achieve even more dramatic results.
Below, we’ll look at these procedures, including some benefits you can expect!
Why Would You Need a Breast Lift?
The breasts can become heavy and sag for numerous reasons, including weight loss, pregnancy, childbirth, and age.
When a woman loses weight (especially if it is significant), she usually loses fatty tissue in the breasts. When this happens, the skin, which has stretched over time, cannot keep the breasts at the same height on the chest they once were. This often happens after childbirth, especially if the mother has breastfed her child.
When the milk comes in during pregnancy, the breasts grow. However, once you finish breastfeeding and the milk goes away, the skin (which has been stretched over time) often doesn’t return to its pre-baby state. This results in sagging breasts.
Additionally, as women age, the ligaments in the breasts responsible for keeping them at a more elevated level become stretched out, and they lose elasticity. This often begins happening when women are in their 30s.
What Are the Benefits of a Breast Lift?
With a breast lift, excess skin is removed from the breasts; additionally, breast tissue is tightened and repositioned to create perkier, more youthful breasts.
Not only does this procedure help improve the physical aesthetics of your breasts (and your entire appearance), but you can look forward to feeling more confident with your body contours.
This improved appearance can help you feel more comfortable wearing the clothes you’ve always wanted, whether t-shirts, dresses, or bathing suits.
What Other Procedures Can Help You Achieve Your Desired Results?
As mentioned above, a breast lift can be performed as a standalone procedure; however, a mastopexy cannot improve the size of your breasts. To achieve a more complete transformation, a combination of breast lift and augmentation is needed.
What makes breast augmentation so great is that your results are entirely customizable. You can choose the implant size, material (saline implant or silicone implant), texture, and shape during your consultation.
And, if you want an even greater transformation, you can consider a Mommy Makeover.
A Mommy Makeover is a combination procedure that includes breast augmentation, breast lifts, tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), and liposuction. This procedure helps you achieve more shapely breasts while improving the appearance of your midsection and removing frustrating fat pockets from various areas of your body.
If you think a Mommy Makeover may be right for you, then you can discuss your candidacy during your consultation with Dr. Bridges.
Want to Learn More?
If you are interested in finding out more about how adding a breast lift to your breast augmentation surgery can help you achieve an even more dramatic improvement in your breasts, then schedule your consultation at Bridges to Beauty by calling (318) 219-8555 or by filling out our online contact form.