How Can a Breast Lift Make You Look Younger?

Modern beauty standards emphasize youth as a desirable feature, particularly for women. One look at magazine covers will reveal how much pressure society puts on women to age gracefully or, somehow, not at all. However, in the real world, beauty blossoms from self-confidence. If your breasts make you feel less than your best self, you can take control of that feeling and conquer it with surgical intervention. For example, a breast lift from a reputable plastic surgeon like Dr. Nathan Brought can give you a perkier, younger-looking bust.

Body Contouring With Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift Procedures

Over time, women’s bodies undergo many shape changes due to gravity, the natural consequences of aging, and life milestones like pregnancy. While diet and exercise can help you maintain your svelte appearance, surgical contouring is the only solution for breasts that have started to sag, flatten, and lose their shape. 

Two of the most common breast enhancement procedures are augmentations and lifts, also known as mastopexies. While augmentation adds volume with silicone or saline implants, lifts renew perkiness and shape. 

Breast augmentation is your solution if you want a fuller decolletage with a size increase. Consider getting a mastopexy instead if you want your breasts to sit higher on your chest with a youthful appearance.

Why Do Women Choose Breast Lift Surgery?  

Breast lifts remedy natural skin sagging, or ptosis. As your skin ages and stretches, it loses collagen, the protein that keeps it elastic and firm. Time and gravity cause your formerly perky breasts to change shape, shifting downward on your chest wall. While this transformation is normal, it affects women to varying degrees and often leads to lower self-esteem.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, removal of large breast implants, and dramatic weight loss cause sagging, breast elongation, and downward-pointing nipples by stretching the skin beyond its ability to bounce back. Some women have genetic or congenital breast sagging that presents as soon as they hit puberty. Women with congenital ptosis can also benefit immensely from undergoing a breast lift.

What Is a Breast Lift?

Dr. Brought performs breast lifts by strategically removing skin, usually from the underside of the breasts. He repositions the nipples and areolas higher on the breasts to create a rejuvenated, upwardly sculpted look. Then, he tightens the remaining skin to form firmer breasts with a balanced, pleasing, rounded shape.

What Are the Common Techniques in Breast Lift Surgery?

Surgeons help their patients choose one of three lifting methods, named after the incision patterns used to perform the procedure.

1. Anchor: Dr. Brought makes incisions around the areolas, vertically from the bottoms of the areolas, and then along the creases. This traditional breast lift method, sometimes called the Wise pattern, allows for the most extensive breast and areola reshaping and is an excellent choice for women with significant sagging. 
2. Lollipop: The lollipop technique, also known as the vertical lift, requires incisions around the areolas and vertically to the creases, but not across them. It’s best for women with moderate sagging. Though Dr. Brought may opt to proceed differently in your case, he often chooses this method to avoid leaving horizontal scars under the breasts. 
3. Doughnut: Also called the periareolar lift, the doughnut method only requires incisions around the areolas. This approach is best for mild sagging or to even out symmetry.

The more postoperative scarring you’re willing to have, the better lift and shaping Dr. Brought can provide. That is why the anchor technique is still so popular today — it yields the best results for women with pronounced drooping. Scars can also fade dramatically over time with diligent aftercare and healthy habits.

Anti-Aging Effects of a Breast Lift

A breast lift can make you look younger in several ways. Dr. Brought recommends the procedure to many women who want to rejuvenate their bodies for the following reasons.

1. Restore Youthful Contour and Shape

Surgical body contouring can create a dramatic improvement for women with reduced skin elasticity. While exercise and a balanced diet can tone muscles and enhance your shape, procedures like the breast lift renew your silhouette in ways no lifestyle change ever could. Elevating your breasts will result in a more youthful figure that lets you wear the clothes you feel most beautiful in.

2. Enhance Confidence and Self-Esteem

You deserve to feel comfortable in your skin and proud to step out into the world. However, disliking your appearance can weigh on your mental health over time, affecting your love life, social life, and self-worth. When you feel good about yourself, you radiate positivity, confidence, and beauty, giving you unrivaled allure and empowering you to put yourself back out there.

3. Create a Slimmer Look Without Weight Loss

If your breasts hang lower on your abdomen, they can conceal the smallest part of your waist, making you look broader. Sagging breasts also often droop to the outside, further widening your midsection and making it hard to find clothing that accentuates your figure. A breast lift brings the lowest point of your breasts up to your chest while narrowing, shaping, and balancing them, creating a curvier contour and allowing you to dress in outfits that flatter your body shape.

Why Choose Southern Plastic & Reconstructive Surgical Institute?

Choosing to surgically improve your appearance is a significant decision. The first step in trusting someone to perform your breast augmentation or lift is finding a board-certified, reputable, and experienced surgeon to guide you through the process. 

Meeting with your surgeon in a comprehensive consultation is your chance to get answers to all your questions and explain your motivations and goals. Preferably, your chosen surgeon should put you at ease and have excellent patient reviews with a proven track record of producing impressive results.

At SPRSI, we have an exceptional standard of care. Our highly reputable, board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Brought, specializes in breast lifts and has trained with some of the best-respected plastic and reconstructive surgeons. He and his friendly, highly trained staff pledge to provide their patients with holistic service from start to finish.

Rejuvenate Your Body With a Breast Lift at SPRSI

You deserve to love your body and exude the confident glow that comes with it. If you’re thinking of getting a breast lift or another cosmetic surgery to enhance your self-esteem and refine your youthful figure, we’re here to help you achieve that. For outstanding results and the most attentive patient care, contact SPRSI online today and schedule a consultation at our practice in Franklin, Tennessee.