Lift sagging breasts procedure gained exceptional popularity among women seeking more feminine, youthful, and lifted breasts.
Breast tightening surgery is the only solution to lift sagging breasts resulting from aging, hormonal changes, breastfeeding, or massive weight loss. The dream of beautiful, feminine, youthful, and attractive breasts is not far anymore after a tightening breast procedure.
What is the concept of lifting sagging breasts?
Dr. Yasser Badi, a plastic surgeon, would disclose all you need to know about the lift-sagging breasts procedure. A breast lift is a cosmetic medical procedure aimed to tighten droopy breasts, improve their contour and roundness, and pull them upwards, that is achieved by removing the excess fats, and skin, and tightening the underlying tissues professionally and accurately.
Droopy breasts result from many factors, aging which affect skin elasticity, hormonal changes following pregnancies and breastfeeding, and massive weight loss are the most common.
Lifting saggy breasts affects your self-confidence, and makes you look younger, attractive, and more feminine.
To satisfy women’s desire to obtain a harmonious, lifted breast and to correct the bad effects they might suffer from drooping, sagging, and loss of breast elasticity, Dr. Yasser Badi, a cosmetic expert, illustrates what is the concept of lifting sagging breasts.
Why do women think about undergoing lifting sagging breasts?
Women usually find that saggy, flaccid breasts are a sign of limited beauty and evidence of aging, lift sagging breasts surgery is the only solution to retain the breasts’ firmness, skin elasticity, and muscle tone.
Women usually think about breast lift procedures in the following cases;
- Following the breastfeeding period, expansion in the milk ducts causes the breasts to sag.
- Asymmetric breasts are when one breast sags more than the other.
- Sagging breasts are caused by hormonal changes in a woman’s body.
- Sagging caused by menopause.
- Breast cancer or atrophy.
- Sagging due to massive and rapid weight loss.
- The undesirable effect of sunlight.
Lift sagging breasts using the Benelli method
Dr. Yasser Badi would explain to you the different techniques used to Lift sagging breasts according to the degree of sagging, the excess skin and tissue that need to be removed, and the targets you dreamed of achieving.
The Benelli method is a suitable technique for simple sagging, this is done by performing a circular incision between the areola, the dark skin surrounding the nipple, and the natural skin of the breast.
This method is characterized by the ability to reduce the size of the areola, and the scar lifted after the procedure is unnoticeable and faded over time.
Lift sagging breasts using the Ligure method
Dr. Yasser Badi explained that this method is based on making cuts in the shape of a lollipop, where a circular cut is made around the areola, then an incision is made along the breast to the bottom of the breast.
This method helps to remove the sagging skin and excess tissue below the nipple to achieve lifted, symmetric, and countered breasts.
What are the mechanisms used in performing lift sagging breasts?
Dr. Yasser Badi explained the mechanisms used in tightening sagging breasts according to the type of surgical incision as the following;
- Tighten sagging breasts by making a crescent-shaped surgical incision at the top of the nipple.
- Performing two surgical incisions in the form of two circles around the areola.
- Making a surgical incision in the shape of a circle around the areola of the breast, in addition to a small vertical incision that extends to the bottom of the breast like the shape of the lollipop.
How do women prepare before lifting sagging breasts surgery?
Dr. Yasser Badi, a plastic surgeon would simply and stepwise explain how to prepare for the operation to ensure perfect results as the following;
- The medical history should be accurately reviewed by your physician in addition to the family history.
- A good medical examination of the breasts should be performed by your doctor.
- Measure the size of the breasts before undergoing breast-sagging surgery.
- Complete blood test.
- Heart, sugar level, and blood pressure examinations.
- A mammogram might be required before the operation.
- Quit smoking for at least a month before the operation.
- Abstain from alcohol.
- Refrain from eating and drinking 8 hours before the operation.
- Avoid exfoliating the body, especially in the breast area.
Post-operative instructions for lifting sagging breasts.
Dr. Yasser Badi provides some important instructions that must be taken into account for a safe recovery period and to achieve accurate results, as the following:
- Wear loose cotton clothes after the operation.
- A medical bra or a medical compression should be worn after the lift-sagging breasts procedure for at least 30 days, and then it will be replaced with a soft bra that is worn for another month.
- Ensure the wound is clean to avoid infection.
- Refer your plastic surgeon a week after the operation to remove the cosmetic sutures.
- Drink enough water.
- Eat healthy food rich in minerals and vitamins necessary to boost immunity and body health.
- Walk for five minutes every 60 minutes to ensure good blood circulation.
Side effects of lifting sagging breasts surgery
Dr. Yasser Badi disclose the possible side effects that might be associated with lift sagging breasts surgery to avoid the state of panic or anxiety regarding the results and the risks of the operation, these possible side effects are;
- Breast dryness, which could be avoided by a good massage using a moisturizing cream.
- The presence of scars that gradually faded with time.
- Loss of breast sensation or numbness, which disappears with time.
- Redness of the breast area.
- Changing the color of the skin, in case of using non-surgical alternatives, but the skin quickly returns to its natural color.
My experience with the lift sagging breasts procedure
A woman in her twenties shared her experience with lift sagging breasts cosmetic surgery and expressed to those who are thinking about undergoing this procedure about beautiful results that make this surgery worth it.
She illustrated that the surgery takes 50 minutes and then a period of recovery takes 7 days, and the patient must follow the instructions of the plastic surgeon to achieve the desired results.
All surgical procedures as well as lift sagging breasts surgery carry some possible risks, however, the symmetric, tightened, and sculpted breasts that are taut upwards without any sagging are worth trying.
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Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Alexandria University Master of Plastic Surgery
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