Breast Lift in Gilbert, AZ

If you suffer from depression, a loss of confidence, or self-esteem due to the appearance of your breasts, you may be a good candidate for breast lift surgery. Women who have experienced asymmetry and unevenness, atrophy, deflated, flat, or saggy breast tissue may also be good candidates for the procedure. Candidates who are near or at their optimal body weight, not pregnant or breastfeeding, are in good overall health, and have realistic expectations may qualify for a breast lift. Our medical team, led by plastic surgeon Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, can help you determine the right surgery for you. Call us today at (602) 726-4218 to book your complimentary consultation!

Most patients indicate that a breast lift makes their breasts look larger and fuller. However, when a breast lift is performed without implants, breasts can appear smaller. This is due to the removal of excess skin and soft tissue. Once the excision of skin and tissue is complete, the breasts and nipples are repositioned to ensure proper symmetry, leaving greater volume in the upper breast and less volume in the lower breast. This results in perkier, fuller, rounder-looking breasts. The redistribution of soft tissue to the upper breast from the lift helps combat and eliminate unevenness and asymmetry, and enhances projection.

While the results of your breast lift surgery are permanent, the procedure doesn’t prevent you from experiencing weight fluctuations, nor can it stop your body from aging. Often referred to as a mastopexy, a breast lift will help tighten, enhance, reshape, and reposition breast tissue. As you age, your skin will lose elasticity, which can result in saggy, loose skin, especially for patients with heavier, larger breasts. Extreme weight fluctuations are highly discouraged, as significant weight gain can have similar effects. Maintaining a healthy, stable weight will help you retain your results indefinitely.

Your incisions will take 1 to 3 weeks to heal, and you should expect some scarring post-surgery. Most patients return to work within 1 to 2 weeks. Bruising, inflammation, and swelling will subside within 4 to 5 weeks, and your scars should mature 12 to 16 weeks after your breast lift surgery. Dr. Jaiswal is a highly skilled and experienced board-certified plastic surgeon who employs advanced surgical techniques and has performed over 1000 breast lift cases during his illustrious career. He will ensure your scars are inconspicuous and extremely difficult to see.

As with many surgical procedures, after a breast lift, it’s critical to sleep on your back with your head in an elevated position, 30 to 45 degrees. This will expedite your recovery, reduce swelling and inflammation, minimize fluid buildup, improve circulation, and encourage blood flow, which promotes healing. Sleeping on your stomach or side will increase pressure on your breasts and your new incisions, which can lead to complications and require corrective action.

Yes, you can still get pregnant; your body and subsequent reproductive organs will remain intact during a breast lift. However, pregnancy and breastfeeding post-surgery can affect the results of your breast lift due to the hormonal changes your body experiences during pregnancy. These changes can enlarge and stretch existing breast tissue, while breastfeeding can alter the shape, positioning, and symmetry of both your breasts and nipples.

Yes, you will be able to breastfeed following breast lift surgery once you have fully recovered. Typically, a breast lift does not affect the nipple-areola complex or underlying tissue, so your milk ducts should remain intact and undisrupted. However, pregnancy and breastfeeding after a breast lift will likely alter the results of your breast lift surgery. Therefore, we encourage patients to consult with our medical team, headed by plastic surgeon Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, to determine if a breast lift is right for them.

Yes, a breast lift can be combined with many different procedures, which include breast augmentation or breast reduction. Breast lift surgery may also accompany a tummy tuck or a mommy makeover for full-body rejuvenation. Combining your breast lift surgery with an additional procedure is dependent on your breast and body goals. Dr. Jaiswal is a Top 100 Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon with over 16 years of experience and training. During your consultation, he will provide you with his input and feedback, based on your body proportions and goals, to help you make an educated decision about which procedure is best for you.

Most health insurance carriers will not cover or reimburse a patient for breast lift surgery because the procedure is deemed elective and cosmetic. If you are seeking an exemption, you must prove medical necessity and provide documentation, which may include treatment and referral from other specialists. Conditions like mastectomy reconstruction and breast reduction due to continuous or worsening back, shoulder, and neck pain, and ongoing health concerns persisting for 6 to 12 months may be considered inclusionary by some insurance companies.

As there are many variables with breast lift surgery, individual results and recovery vary based on the extent of your procedure. In some cases, patients experience instant results following surgery. Most patients, however, begin to realize the full scope and scale of their results 6 to 8 weeks after their breast lift. By this time, swelling, inflammation, and residual bruising will have subsided, and your incisions will be healed. You should be back to your regular routine, and your breasts should be settling into their new, final, sculpted shape.