Breast lift
Information on breast lifting
Women often feel less attractive because their breasts have sagged due to pregnancy or simply due to the loss of connective tissue elasticity and appear "flabbier". The aim of a breast lift is to reshape sagging breasts and lift them upwards.
This always involves removing excess skin, usually also narrowing the breast base and reshaping the mammary glands. This lifts the breast and creates a firmer breast shape. Often an overstretched areola is also reduced in size to fit aesthetically into the new breast shape. The result is another plump, aesthetic, youthful breast.
In principle, a breast lift can be performed:
- Only by inserting implants, as the insertion of additional volume into the existing skin mantle already results in a significant lifting of the breast. (augmentation)
- By exclusively resecting the skin and shifting and repositioning the existing glandular tissue. This is a particularly useful method in cases where there is still sufficient glandular tissue of the patient's own, which has only sagged due to gravity (especially as the breast also looks much more voluminous due to the shift in height of the glandular tissue and the tighter skin). (breast lift / mastopexy)
- A combination of both methods, i.e. tightening the skin on the one hand and inserting an implant cushion to increase volume on the other (augmentation mastopexy). (Augmentation mastopexy)
Breast lift - the most important facts in brief
- Technical term: breast lift / mastopexy / breast lift
- Anesthesia: general anesthesia
- Operation duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hours (depending on the surgical procedure)
- Clinic stay: outpatient treatment or 1 overnight stay
- Aftercare: Rest for 2 weeks; sports bra for 6 weeks
- Ready for socializing: after approx. 4-5 days
- Able to work: after approx. 1 week (depending on professional activity)
- Rest period: no sport, sauna, solarium or similar for 5-6 weeks
- Costs: from CHF 11,000
Further details on the breast lift
The type of procedure depends on the one hand, of course, on the patient's ideas about her new breasts, and on the other hand on the existing conditions, the elasticity of the skin, the amount of existing glandular tissue, the degree of ptosis (i.e. sagging of the breast) and other factors.
In a detailed, very personal consultation, the patient's expectations must be compared with the possible surgical result and the surgeon must choose the best way to achieve new, firm, aesthetic breasts. The rules of conduct are the same as for breast augmentation.
A mastopexy can be performed on an outpatient basis, but we recommend an overnight stay for more extensive procedures. Depending on the amount of excess skin, either a vertical (scar-saving) incision is chosen or, if there is a lot of excess skin, a small anchor-shaped incision is made with an incision in the lower breast crease.
The nipple is almost always repositioned and a circular scar at the edge of the areola is accepted. In a breast lift, only the excess skin is removed, the glandular body retains its volume, but is reshaped using special surgical techniques for a long-lasting result. This also gives the breast a more voluminous appearance.
Real complications are very rare with this procedure. However, infections or postoperative bleeding are possible events that require more intensive follow-up care.
During the healing process, there may be sensory disturbances, both hypo- and hypersensitivity in the nipple area, which usually subside quickly. In very rare cases, it may also be necessary to correct widened scars.
After the operation, we will apply an elastic latex bandage to keep the breast in shape. After 2-3 days (after the first bandage change) you will wear a well-fitting sports bra; this should be worn day and night for 3 weeks, then only during the day for a further 3 weeks.
After a short recovery period, you can resume your daily routine and return to work after 7-10 days. However, you should avoid sporting activities for 6 weeks to allow the tissue to heal in peace.
As with any cosmetic procedure, the cost of surgery depends on the type and extent of the operation. These are made up of the anesthesia fee, the duration of the operation and our fee note.
We will discuss these costs with you in detail beforehand and a fixed fee will be set, regardless of how long the procedure ultimately takes. This allows you to calculate precisely. As this is an elective procedure, the costs are not usually covered by health insurance.
Price for a breast lift:
from CHF 11,000
The cost of an initial on-site consultation is CHF 250. This amount can be credited towards your treatment if it takes place within 6 months. If you do not show up for the bindingly agreed initial appointment, a cancellation fee of CHF 150 will be charged.
The following rule applies to agreed surgery appointments: In the case of planned and scheduled operations, it is often not possible for Medicine&Beauty AG to find a replacement patient in the event of a cancellation. Due to these planning difficulties, it is only possible to cancel surgery appointments free of charge if this is done in writing by the customer at least 7 days (calendar days) in advance by e-mail or WhatsApp.
For cancellations made less than 7 calendar days before the planned operation, the customer will be charged 50% of the previously agreed operation costs. Appointments canceled by Medicine&Beauty AG for health, medical or technical reasons cannot be refunded or compensated. An alternative date will be offered at no additional cost.
