Los Angeles Cosmetic Surgery
Either because of changes subsequent to pregnancy or the evidence of age, breasts can sag and droop. This is indicative of gravity as well as tissue stretching, which can lead to an inconsistency between the amount of excess skin and the amount of breast gland. And in some instances, the deformity is so severe that your nipple points downward, rather than forward. But take heart; there are numerous surgeons that do cosmetic surgery in Los Angeles that can assist you, by a procedure called a mastopexy.
With this cosmetic procedure, the skin and breast are rearranged, giving you more youthful, firm breasts. The surgery can also decrease the size of the pigmented area around the nipple. If our breasts have shrunk, which is often the case after breast feeding, then a breast implant can be placed at the same time giving the breasts a larger and firmer appearance.
You would be a good candidate for this procedure if you are a healthy, emotionally stable woman who has realistic expectations of what this surgery can accomplish. You should know that the best results are achieved in women with small, sagging breasts.
Risks of Mastopexy
• Infection
• Bleeding
• Reaction to anesthesia or sedative medications
• Altered sensation and/or numbness
• Difference in size
• Scarring
The Procedure
Breast lifts are typically done under a general anesthesia which means you will be asleep during the procedure. A breast lift usually takes between two to three hours. The procedure involves making an incision that will outline the area of skin that is to be removed, and the new position of the nipple and areola. The nipple is not detached from your breast, but instead the skin is rearranged just beneath the nipple making a "dart", as in a dress, that allows for tightening of the breast tissue and the envelope of skin in such a way that it provides the breast with more of a protrusion away from the chest. Stitches are set completely beneath your skin, which means that they don't need to be removed later because they are dissolvable. If you are wanting a breast implant is placed, then, this will be accomplished through the same incisions, and they are normally placed just under the chest muscle.
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