Breast Lift After Bariatric Surgery

Most surgeons use mastopexy techniques that rely on the skin to shape the breast. The attenuated skin often stretches over time, and the results do not last more than a few years. 

Our plastic surgeons reshape the breast under the skin to create a more natural-looking and perkier shape. While most surgeons discard skin and breast tissue during this procedure, our surgeons use it and carefully preserve the blood supply to these flaps. The breast flaps are then sutured to the top of the breast, creating greater fullness. The skin is then carefully draped over the reshaped breast, resulting in beautiful breasts lasting for many years. 

Often times after weight loss, the breast has lost its natural fibrous support.  In some cases we combine a breast lift with an “internal bra” or dissolvable mesh sling which helps to support the breast during the healing process.  As the mesh dissolves over the course of about months, your natural scar replaces the mesh leaving you with a more full upper pole of your breasts than if no mesh was used.

This procedure is also commonly combined with an upper body lift or arm lift to maximize cosmetic results.