Breast Lift: Reshaping the Breasts with or Without Implants

Many factors such as pregnancy, weight fluctuation, and aging can make the breast lose its shape. Breast lift surgery is designed to create a firm and more youthful breast.  Dr. Steven Camp is an expert in cosmetic breast surgery and especially prolific and well-known for his elegant breast lift results. 

Dr. Camp performs breast lift surgery to address three specific concerns: tightening of sagging skin, reducing the size of the areola to center the nipple and make it proportionate to the rest of the breast, and lifting the breast and nipple higher to a centered position with improved symmetry. In this article, he shares his unique approach to this popular procedure.

The Science of Shaping Beautiful Breasts

Scientific research, combined with survey studying of the general public, has defined 4 key elements in a well-shaped breast:

1. A full upper pole and a controlled not sunken slope.
2. An ideal breast ratio 45:55 of above-to-below the nipple volume.
3. Nipple position sits facing forward with a centered position or slight 20-degree incline.
4. The lower pole of the breast is convex. 

The principles of a beautiful breast apply to both breast lift patients and breast augmentation patients.  The end goal of breast surgery is similar for both breast lift and breast augmentation, and in breast lift surgery the extra tailoring required to shape the breast is well worth it.  The improved shape achieved with a breast lift is more important than surgical incision lines which fade nicely to flesh tone.

Who Is a Candidate for a Breast Lift?

Patients showing sagging of the lower portion of the breast are good candidates for lift procedures.

 In patients with extra loose skin or sagging of the breast, the ability to improve the breast shape with implants alone is limited, and a breast lift will be recommended. In cases where sagging and deflation or lack of volume exists, it is common to add breast implants (breast lift with implants) or fat transfer to the breasts using liposuction.

10 Key Benefits of Choosing Dr. Camp for Your Breast Lift in Fort Worth

The 10 key value-added benefits to breast lift with implants or breast lift only with Dr. Camp:

1. All patients follow a detailed process for structured education about the procedure including description and pictures of incisions, expectations for results, and potential risks or complications.
2. Dr. Camp will perform a specialized clinical examination of your breast skin and tissues to evaluate the best operative plan including incision type, incision location, and appropriate implants for the procedure.
3. Dr. Camp uses very precise surgical technique and follows careful proven processes that reduce risk of infection, optimize implant placement, and limit unfavorable scars.
4. Dr. Camp will guide you through a detailed post-surgery recovery protocol that includes a programmed schedule for medications to minimize pain, nausea and other side effects.  This includes a skin healing program which starts 1-2 weeks after surgery and continues for 12 weeks.
5. The additional use of VECTRA 3D imaging improves communication for you, the patient, and Dr. Camp.  We focus on implant selection that best matches your individual goals and is appropriate to your breast based on the clinical measurements and assessment performed by Dr. Camp.
6. The careful preoperative planning Dr. Camp uses coupled with his precise surgical technique allow for smooth recovery, and in most cases eliminate the need for drainage tubes commonly used by other doctors. 
7. During your breast lift procedure Dr. Camp not only removes stretched out skin, but places special sutures within the breast giving it better strength and support.  Many traditional breast lift procedures will only rely on the outer skin that has already been stretched to shape the breast and those procedures will not last in the same way that Dr. Camp’s techniques provide where internal suture repair techniques provide extra support.
8. Detailed instructions on sleeping position and transition to recommended bra after surgery are provided.  Early after surgery you will be fitted for a shape stabilizing bra in our office, and we will advise that you preferentially use this type of bra for the next 6 weeks after surgery.  These bras are from Marena and one of these is included in your surgical fees.  Additional bras may be purchased if desired. You will wake up in a heavy gauze wrap and be seen in our office within 1-3 days for inspection and dressing changes and then fitted into a specific bra.  I recommend that you do your best to sleep on your back for 6 weeks to avoid direct pressure on the incisions.  In almost all cases showering is allowed 48 hours after surgery.
9. The enhanced recovery mentioned earlier actually starts the day before surgery.  I recommend that each patient start on a regimen of medication we prescribe including Celebrex, Gabapentin, and Zofran the day before surgery.  Instruction on a schedule of medications is provided and continues for 2 weeks post-surgery.  This regimen is clinically demonstrated to limit need for narcotic medication, decrease pain, and have less risk of nausea, constipation, or itching.  I believe adherence to these details makes a difference in your recovery.
10. Dr. Camp believes in the transformative power of high-quality plastic surgery and that it is an investment in self-confidence and quality of life for you.  To that end our office will plan and see you through your procedure and offer lifetime follow-up as an included service.  We care about your overall happiness and well-being and want to provide you with services that maintain your results. 

Real Breast Lift Patient Results

These are just a few of the representative cases of Dr. Camp’s breast lift with implant patients.  All these patients are captured between 3-9 months post-surgery.  The patients continue to do well and demonstrate more fading scars at a year and beyond.

The Durability of Breast Lift with Implants

To provide additional context to the power and durability of the breast lift procedure combined with implants I have included long-term published data from our journals following results over a 10-year period. These cases are from a respected colleague who chronicled the experience of over 2100 patients from a 10-year period showing excellent results with the procedure.

Schedule Your Breast Lift Consultation Today

Schedule your breast lift consultation at Steven Camp MD Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics in Fort Worth by calling (817) 228-4315 or request a consultation online to meet with me to learn whether a breast lift or a breast lift with implants is right for you.

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