What is Mastopexy – Augmentation
Many patients desire an increase in breast fullness with a simultaneous improvement in breast shape. If the breast starts out droopy, a combination of breast augmentation and mastopexy is usually necessary to achieve this. There is a significant increase in complexity when the two operations are combined.
The Incision
Incisions used for combination augmentation-mastopexy are the same as with mastopexy alone as described above. Sometimes, adding an implant will allow use of fewer or smaller incisions than would be needed for mastopexy alone. Usually, the implant is inserted through one of the mastopexy incisions, so that an extra scar is not needed just to place the implant. As with augmentation alone, the implant may be placed on top of or underneath the muscle and either a saline-filled or gel-filled implant may be used.
Touch Ups
Because of the added complexity in the combined operation, there is a higher “touch-up” rate with augmentation-mastopexy procedures. A touch-up is the need to adjust the breast several weeks or months after the initial surgery. Most commonly, these procedures are minor and completed in the office under local anesthesia. From time to time, more major revisions are necessary. Why does this happen? The breast tissue and the implant will settle after surgery and the exact degree to which that will occur cannot always be adequately determined in the operating room at the time of the initial procedure. The forces of tissue stretch, muscle relaxation, and scar / capsule formation can vary from patient to patient and even breast to breast in the same patient. Further, most patients start out with some degree of asymmetry which further adds to the complexity.
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As with mastopexy, there are many different options when planning an augmentation-mastopexy, so a detailed consultation is necessary. Augmentation-Mastopexy is performed at the Surgery Center under general anesthesia. It is an outpatient procedure.
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