The mastopexy is the aesthetic surgery that is responsible for the fallen chest. When the skin of the breasts presents flaccidity, for reasons of weight change, distension of the skin (age, pregnancy, volume) produces an excessive fall of the breasts called ptosis.

It is very common that the breasts lose firmness over the years, since the neck area is only supported by the skin itself, since there are no bones to support it.

What is mastopexy?

The breast lift consists of placing the breasts in their original anatomical location from which they have left for different reasons. This type of surgery does not involve an increase, but repositioning of the breast tissue, elevation of the areolas and nipples and the elimination of excess skin from the fallen chest to achieve a more harmonious breast appearance.

The benefits of breast lift (mastopexy)

The advantages of a mastopexy are mainly aesthetic and, therefore, are directly related to the patient’s self-esteem. But, also it is possible to emphasize, that in certain occasions the fallen chest can cause pain of back and neck, due to the weight and its relation with the position.

Both breast lift (mastopexy) and breast lift with implants (mastopexy with augmentation) can transform your figure.

Breast lift without implants can help a woman whose breasts are sitting on top of her stomach. They are lifted so that the breasts are back in their chest without support, as they were before the children, increase and / or weight loss and over the years.

Mastopexy with prosthesis

A breast lift with implants has all the advantages of a breast lift, including the ability to lift the breasts off the stomach to make the stomach look smaller and the ability to take the nipples that point south and make them point forward again. In addition to these advantages, a breast lift with implants can give something that a breast lift without implants can not; the coveted fullness in the upper part. And is that when you add prostheses in addition to raising the breast, volume is given.

Let yourself be advised by a professional plastic surgeon

To determine if you need a breast augmentation or a lift, it is likely that you need to visit a plastic surgeon to make an assessment and recommend the most appropriate for your case.

Is that the differences between breast lift and breast augmentation are few, but very relevant. Hence the importance of a good pre-operative diagnosis by a plastic surgeon to obtain a satisfactory result.

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Despite being one of the most requested and simple surgeries, it is surrounded by myths and falsehoods that can confuse the patient who wants to undergo breast augmentation.

Mammoplasty or breast augmentation by surgery is one of the most popular procedures in the world, however, there is a lot of disinformation around this, which we will clarify thanks to the extensive and recognized experience of Dr. Franklin Peña, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeon. Dr. Peña is accredited and belongs to the Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic Surgery (FILACP), Dominican Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (SODOCIPRE), the Dominican College of Surgeons; He is a full member of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), and is a member of the Dominican Association of Biomedical Journal Editors, among others, in the Dominican Republic.

We have compiled the most frequent concerns that we found on the internet, which Dr. Franklin Peña explains to us to help you make a better decision:

1. Implants must be changed every 10 years
False. Thanks to the advances made in materials, these are increasingly durable. This myth is due to a recommendation of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration of the United States) about breast implants of cohesive silicone gel. This recommendation is obsolete, since more is known about prostheses and these have evolved increasing their quality and durability. At present it is not necessary to change a breast implant unless it is broken, Dr. Pena clarifies.

2. Breast implants make you lose sensitivity
False. During the first days of the postoperative period, there may be less sensitivity due to inflammation of the area, and medications that block pain, but will return to normal.

3. You can not breastfeed after breast implants
False. The implant is placed posterior to the mammary gland, so it does not interfere with milk production, says Dr. Peña.

4. The body can reject implants
False. The implants are neutral to the body. What can happen, as Dr. Peña explains, is that there is a case of a capsular contracture around the implant. But this is not a rejection, and it only happens in 2 or 3% of cases.

5. Breast implants can cause cancer.
False. Numerous scientific studies have been carried out, showing that there is no relationship between breast augmentation with implants and the development of cancer, says Dr. Peña.

6. Prostheses are noticed, they do not look like a natural breast
False. A very natural look can be achieved, this will depend on the size, type of breast of the patient and the shape of the implant.

7. You can not do sports after a mammoplasty.
False. After the intervention, like any other, you should avoid doing activities that involve physical effort, but only

8. The placement of the implant is always the same.
False. Depending on the case, the possibilities are studied, it can be axillary, perialeolar and submammary. It can be placed behind the mammary gland and on top of the muscle or behind the muscle, this is determined in the consultation.

He added: “As specialists, it is important that we know how to respond to the patient each of their questions, understanding that this step in the operating room will have an impact far beyond his body.”

Summing up the exposed thing by the Dr. Franklin Peña, the great part of the prejudices that circulate around the operation of breast enlargement are false. Keep in mind that each body is particular, so all the descriptions that you read are generic and may or may not apply in your case. The advisable thing is to clear the doubts that you have with a plastic surgeon by means of a evaluation.

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With this surgery, it is possible to minimize the breasts, making them lighter and firmer, since by the size they tend to weigh and lose firmness over the years.
Women with very large breasts often have health problems due to excess weight on their chest, such as back, neck problems, irritations under the skin of the breast and sometimes have complications with breathing.

Who is the ideal candidate for breast reduction surgery?
Reductive mammoplasty is usually done to alleviate a physical problem, rather than for aesthetic reasons. The volume of the breasts often interferes with daily activities and causes physical discomfort.

The ideal candidates for reduction surgery are women who have large and hanging breasts, which interfere with their physical development, generate discomfort and pain.

What are the benefits?

– Relief from physical discomfort
Heavy, large breasts can deform a woman’s body, especially when they are disproportionately large compared to the structure of her body. This additional weight of the breasts can cause alterations in posture and deformities in the spine.

– Greater satisfaction with appearance and increased confidence
In addition to the physical relief that surgery represents, many patients want breast reduction because they are uncomfortable with the unwanted attention that the size of their chest causes.

– Contact a breast reduction surgeon for more information
It is very important that the patient be evaluated by a qualified cosmetic surgeon to get more information about the options that are available to treat your case.

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It is a set of aesthetic interventions, three to be more precise, whose purpose is to recover the shape of the breasts, abdomen, and eliminate localized fat especially in the thighs and abdomen.

Why is it worth a mommy makeover?
Undoubtedly, pregnancy takes its toll on the mother’s body: the breasts increase in size during lactation and tend to lose shape, and the firmness they had before pregnancy. The uterus expands incredibly and this is very noticeable in the abdomen, as there are very few pregnant women who do not gain weight.

What plastic surgeries does the Mommy makeover include?
Mammoplasty: You can lift sagging breasts after breastfeeding to recover its original shape, but also, you can directly choose a breast augmentation with implants, which would help fill and return to the previous volume.

The option of the implants leaves a scar of smaller size, contrary to the breast lift that leaves a particular scar in the form of T. The breast lift does not increase in size, but visually it will be firmer achieving this perception.

Abdominoplasty: Its main objective is to return the shape of the abdomen, eliminating the folds that can leave the weight change and the bags of fat. The muscles are tightened through a small incision that often helps to eliminate the scar left by the caesarean section, changing it to a more aesthetic one (smaller and finer). The incision for the abdominoplasty will always be according to the flaccidity that the patient presents in the abdominal area, to have better results.

Liposculpture: With the liposuction the fat that is left after the tummy tuck is extracted, achieving the sculpting of the waist and the abdomen according to the patient’s need, and thus obtaining a much more stylized figure.

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This is stated by Franklin Peña-Romero, plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon, because the neckline is the most exposed area that can be seen in a woman and the reason for concern for people who have little bust, when they have ptosis (falls) and even when they have exaggeratedly large breasts.

“The recovery time is so short that usually, before ten days, patients can return to work and social activities, leaving the intense exercises and the gym for after four weeks,” he explained.

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