Mastoplexy at Spalding Plastic Surgery can be through various techniques

Mastoplexy, or breast lift surgery, is a surgical procedure that corrects the size, contour and elevation of sagging breasts. This sagging, also referred to as ptosis, occurs due to the effects of age, gravity, pregnancy or weight loss. During mastoplexy, the skin is tightened and the areola is repositioned to create a better, more youthful breast contour.

Mastoplexy at Spalding Plastic Surgery can be through various techniques, but there are three procedures that are most popular:  cocentric mastoplexy, vertical mastoplexy and anchor-shaped mastoplexy. General anesthesia is administered in all these procedures.

Concentric mastoplexy, also known as Benelli mastoplexy, is the least invasive procedure. In this procedure, concentric circles are drawn around the patient's sagging areola. The surgeon removes the skin and fat tissue around the markings. When enough fat and tissue has been removed, the surgeon moves the patient's nipple and areola upward. Then, the surgeon sutures the remaining surrounding tissue to the areola. This results in the woman having rounder, flatter and more proportionate breasts rather than a sloped breast. This procedure is ideal for women who have small, sagging breasts with nipples that have dropped to the breast crease. This procedure is not for women with large breasts, though.

With vertical mastoplexy, the plastic surgeon makes a vertical incision, descending from the areola to the bottom of the breast, across the chests. Then, the surgeon cuts a strip of skin along this incision and removes some excess skin. Once enough skin and tissue has been removed, the surgeon stitches the two sides and closes the incision. This procedure is useful in moderate ptosis- nipples that have dropped below the level of the breast. Plus, this procedure leaves much less scarring then concentric mastoplexy.

The most popular method is the anchor-shaped mastoplexy procedure. It can be performed on any person and even in advanced ptosis where the nipples point to the floor. The surgeon makes an anchor-shaped incision while following the natural contour of the patient's breast. The surgeon removes excess skin and breast tissue around the skin and reshapes the breast. The procedure ends with the surgeon stitching the patient's skin. The anchor contour is followed vertically down the chest as well as to the sides. This is the safest and most effective mastoplexy procedure.

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