Introduction

Youthful contours of the breas-t are characterised by firm, round breas-t with the nipple and areola positioned in the centre of the breas-t tissue.

With the effect of ageing, gravity and breas-t feeding women tend to lose these desirable positions and develop loose, sagging breas-ts with the nipple and areola sagging downwards.

B-lifts or mastopexy is designed to lift the breas-t including the gland and areola. Correction can be done using various procedures depending on the extent of the problem.

This is often combined with breas-t augmentation to regain the rounded contour of a youthful breas-t.

Incisions for the procedures can be placed around the areola complex or in the inflammatory crease. The procedure is performed under general anaesthesia.

Post Operative Care includes wearing a sports bra for initial few weeks and heavy exercises should be avoided post surgery.

Potential complications include bleeding, loss of nipple sensations and inability to breas-tfeed. It is therefore advisable that the aspect of future breas-t feeding be discussed with the patient prior to the procedure.