Renewed in Mexico Plastic Surgery offers affordable aesthetic plastic surgery and medical tourism packages in Cuernavaca, Mexico, with board-certified plastic surgeons. In this article we discuss the procedures involved in breast reaffirmation or "breast lift" surgery.

Ptosis can be defined as the prolapse of a structure at a level that is below what would be considered optimal for its normal appearance or function. In the breast, ptosis appears as an excess of skin that allows the mammary gland it contains to adopt a form that is lower and altered, which is principally an aesthetic concern since function is not impaired. (When the volume of the breast and its associated cutaneous cover are excessive, breast reduction is the appropriate treatment)

Most patients have had two or three children and are between 30 and 40 years of age, however some women may be younger and in some cases may have never been pregnant, others have lost weight and subsequently experienced sagging breasts. Dermal mastopexy can be performed at any age and although it naturally should be avoided during pregnancy or shortly after delivery, this surgery does not alter the function of the breast and allows lactation if required.

When the volume of the breast is less than optimal and there is some flaccidity of the skin, the appropriate surgical correction is the placement of an implant or augmentation mammoplasty. When the volume of the breast is appropriate but is displaced by excessive cutaneous cover, the operation should include the removal of excess skin, the lifting of the nipple areolar complexes, adjustment of skin in the lower portion of the breast and the readjustment of the form and position of the mammary tissue and its contents. In mild cases in which there is flaccidity of the skin and lack of volume in the mammary tissue, this correction can be achieved by adjusting the skin around the areolae (periareolar technique) placing a moderately sized implant through periareolar mastopexy with #implant" implants , but in moderate to severe cases the adjustment of the skin will leave a scar in the form of an #t" inverted T of which the patient should be aware, although we always try to make this incision as short as possible, and the scar tends to disappear with time. In most cases general anesthesia is used, although it may be done with local anesthesia and intravenous sedation.

Recovery is usually rapid, the patient remains in the clinic for 2 to 3 hours and is able to return home that night. Analgesics and anti-inflammatories are prescribed initially and rest for one week. The stitches are removed in 10 days and the patient may resume regular activities, although upper-body exercises should be avoided for 8 weeks, and a special lycra garment used for that same amount of time.