Professor Ben Miranda performs breast lift surgery / mastopexy in London & Essex. Pregnancy, age, weight loss and gravity can stretch the supporting ligaments of the breast, causing them to droop or become pendulous. Some patients who seek a breast lift surgery / mastopexy by Professor Miranda, report an effect on their body image and confidence; this can be improved by breast lift surgery / mastopexy surgery which aims to lift and reshape the nipple and breast tissue, restoring a more youthful breast look that is in keeping with your body proportion. Breast lift surgery / mastopexy may either be performed using an incision around the areola alone (circumareolar) or a circumareolar and vertical scar (vertical); in some cases horizontal ‘inverted T’ scars are added to the vertical scar and are hidden in your inframammary breast fold. The choice of incision very much depends on the size and shape of the breast, and your desired post-operative outcome. Professor Ben Miranda will discuss the breast lift surgery options with you carefully to help you decide what is best for you. Following your surgery you will need to wear a well fitted sports bra in order to help maintain your new breast shape while your body heals.

Many of the potential complications of breast lift surgery / mastopexy will be minimised by Professor Miranda’s clinical experience and meticulous surgical technique, and careful post-operative follow-up in the dressing clinic. Potential complications of breast lift / mastopexy surgery may include infection, pain, bleeding and haematoma (this usually occurs within the first 24 hours following surgery and would require a return to theatre to stop any bleeding), inability to breastfeed, loss of nipple sensation, fat necrosis, asymmetry, not achieving your desired look, wound breakdown and revision surgery (up to 25% risk in augmentation-mastopexy).

 

• Anaesthetic: General.

• Surgery Time: 2-3 hours.

• Hospital Stay: Day case.

• Recovery Time: 2 weeks. 

• Time off Work: 2 weeks (non-manual) / 6-12 weeks (manual / heavy lifting)