Breast Lift - Common Misconceptions on Cosmetic Surgery Matters

While the benefits of pregnancy and motherhood are tremendous, often they also leave a woman’s body in a state not recognizable to her. One of the main changes that results from pregnancy is that a woman’s breasts will often sag and point downward rather than outward. Many women are interested in undergoing a breast lift to reverse the effects of pregnancy, age and gravity, and restore the breasts to their previous position.

People often think that a breast lift will make their breasts bigger, in addition to lifting them. This is incorrect. Although the lift will give the appearance of a larger chest, because what was pointing down is now pointing out, it does not actually involve increasing the breast size and does not involve breast implants of any kind. That can be done as a separate procedure, often at the same time, if you are interested.

Some people believe that because the surgery is performed many times on an outpatient basis, a breast lift is not major surgery and is without major risks. In fact, there are a number of serious outcomes that you need to think about, such as infection, hematoma, changes in breast sensation, which can be permanent, skin discoloration, damage to nerves, deep vein thrombosis, blood clots, and persistent pain. These are just a few of the side effects, so be sure to talk to your plastic surgeon about all of the risks.

Another misconception is that once a woman has a breast lift, it will interfere with pregnancy and breast-feeding. This is not true and both can be done successfully after the procedure. However, given the effects that pregnancy and breast-feeding can have on the breasts, you should probably wait to have the surgery until the point in time that you are finished having children. Otherwise, all that pain and trouble may not be worth it because your breasts may revert back to how they looked pre-surgery.

It is often misunderstood that only women of child-bearing age would care about having their breasts lifted. However, many women in their 50s and 60s are still quite social and care about the appearance of their chests. Provided that they are in good health, they can also have this surgery.