mastopexy
Mastopexy or breast lift is a cosmetic surgery to raise and shape drooping breasts. By lifting the breast and tightening the tissues around it, the plastic surgeon changes the shape and rejuvenates the breasts. Women who have breasts lower than the chest line, women with aging skin and breast tissue, women who have heavy and large breasts that cause drooping and sagging over time, are usually good candidates for a breast lift. which has a significant effect on a person's self-confidence. Mastopexy is usually used for large breasts because in some cases it reduces the size of the breasts.
Among the things that cause the skin to lose its firmness along with flexibility:
- Hereditary and genetic factors
- aging
- weight loss
- Pregnancy, especially multiple pregnancies
- breastfeeding
- Hormonal changes
The purpose of mastopexy is not to enlarge the breast, but to raise the breast and its tip, make the breast rounder and reduce the size of the areola (the halo around the nipple) that grows over time. If your breasts are small or their volume has decreased after childbirth and during breastfeeding, breast augmentation (breast prosthesis) along with mastopexy (which is called prostopexy surgery) can simultaneously increase firmness and size. increase them. Plastic surgeons suggest different types of mastopexy to perform the operation. which we will discuss further.
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Suitable people for mastopexy surgery
Women who have lost breast tissue due to cancer or trauma can use reconstructive breast surgery to reconstruct their breasts and increase their self-confidence. An important point in breast surgery, the results after the operation are different for each person based on the amount of breast lift and the amount of remaining tissue. Mastopexy surgery does not give a person the feeling of a natural breast, and the incision lines on the breast may not be completely removed. In order to avoid unrealistic expectations of the patient from the results of the surgery, it is better to consult with Dr. Amir Daryani, a specialist in plastic surgery, in a consultation session.
Descriptions after mastopexy cosmetic surgery
- If the general conditions are improving, you will be discharged a few hours after the surgery.
- Take the antibiotics prescribed by the doctor around the clock.
- It is normal to have a fever of 1 degree on the first day after surgery.
- Avoid heavy activities and vigorous sports for two months after surgery.
- One week after the surgery, go to the bathroom to remove the adhesives on the sutures, and after moistening the area of the adhesives, remove them and apply the prescribed antibiotic ointment on the sutures. Repeat this for three weeks to prevent the stitches from drying out.
- If the stitches are not absorbable, according to the doctor’s opinion, visit Dr. Amir Daryani’s office 10 to 14 days later to remove the stitches.
- Avoid going to the pool for two months after surgery.
- Take the antibiotics prescribed by the doctor around the clock.
- If you have pain, you can use painkillers. If the pain does not decrease, it is safe to use pain reliever suppositories.
- To prevent the stitches from drying, lubricate them with antibiotic ointment 4 to 5 times a day for 3 weeks.
- If the surgeon sees fit, you can use restorative ointments after finishing the antibiotic ointments.
- It is mandatory to use all ointments until they are finished.
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