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An aesthetic procedure.
As a rule, a breast lift is about shape, not the treatment of an illness. German statutory health insurance therefore does not usually cover it; patients bear the costs themselves.
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All seven Medical Spheres ›Pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight loss and the passing years change the breasts. A lift raises and reshapes them and removes excess skin – with an implant, if you wish, when volume is lacking. The findings determine the incisions.
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Typical figures from the clinics. Your personal plan is discussed at the preliminary consultation.
The sagging breast
The breast consists of glandular, fatty and connective tissue, held in place by the skin. From around the age of 25, the connective tissue gradually loses its firmness; pregnancy, breastfeeding and major fluctuations in weight can speed this up. The breast loses support and the nipple sinks lower.
The medical term for this sagging is ptosis. What matters is the position of the nipple relative to the fold beneath the breast: just below it with mild sagging, up to about three centimetres below it with moderate sagging, and even lower with pronounced sagging. This determines how much skin needs to be removed.
Exercise and supportive underwear do not bring the shape back. Whether a lift alone is enough depends on the volume: if there is enough, the breast is only lifted. If the breast is too large, a reduction may be an option. If volume is lacking, the lift can be combined with an implant or with your own fat.
The methods
The O incision is sufficient for mild sagging. The nipple is raised only slightly, and the scar lies at the edge of the areola, where the change in colour conceals it.
The I incision adds a vertical line down to the fold beneath the breast. This allows more skin to be removed and the breast to be shaped more precisely – the standard for many lifts.
If there is a lot of excess skin, an incision in the fold beneath the breast is added: the T incision. This scar is usually hidden under a bra or bikini.
Aesthetics & Function.
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Which technique is right is decided by the breast itself – by the skin, the tissue and the position of the nipple. Around twenty incision patterns have been described; the three most important are the O, I and T incisions.
A specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery examines the breasts, discusses wishes and limits and shows where the incisions would run.
The new position of the nipple, the size of the areola and the incision pattern are determined – as well as whether an implant or your own fat should add volume.
Preliminary examinations and the consultation about anaesthesia. Smoking can impair blood flow and therefore healing; a break before and after the procedure is worthwhile.
Under general anaesthesia, usually two to three hours. The nipple is repositioned, the glandular tissue reshaped and excess skin removed.
One to two nights in the clinic. A feeling of tightness, swelling and bruising are normal, can be relieved well with medication and usually subside after a few days.
Four to six weeks in a support bra, and no sport or heavy lifting for the same period. Follow-up appointments accompany healing; sun and sunbeds are off limits for about eight weeks.
Only once the wound has closed and your doctor gives the go-ahead: silicone, gentle massage and consistent sun protection. Scars mature for up to a year, sometimes longer.
Self-pay patients
Self-pay patients
As a rule, a breast lift is about shape, not the treatment of an illness. German statutory health insurance therefore does not usually cover it; patients bear the costs themselves.
Personal quote
The costs depend on the technique and the work involved: a small lift around the areola is less complex than a major one with a T incision, and an implant or the correction of an asymmetry adds to the cost. Anaesthesia and the stay in the clinic are also factored in.
You will receive a binding quote after the preliminary consultation. Several clinics offer financing in instalments.
Specialists
Operations are performed by specialists in plastic and aesthetic surgery. Under each name you will find the locations where they perform breast lifts.
Locations
Each clinic shows on its own website how the treatment works there.
Germany
Specialist clinic for plastic and aesthetic surgery at the group’s headquarters – here also with internal support made from your own tissue, the Biological Inner Bra.
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Specialist clinic for plastic and aesthetic surgery on Rothenbaumchaussee, usually with one night in the clinic.
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Specialist clinic for plastic and aesthetic surgery at Seestern, with a short inpatient stay.
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Private clinic for plastic surgery under one roof with the Bürgerspital, with intensive care in the same building.
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Treatment in the Netherlands, near Eindhoven – also with the Biological Inner Bra.
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That depends on the incision pattern: a ring around the areola, with the I incision also a vertical line down to the fold beneath the breast, and with the T incision a further scar in the fold. Scars are permanent but usually become flatter and paler over about a year. How fine they become varies from person to person.
Pregnancy is possible after a lift. The ability to breastfeed may be limited. With the common techniques, the nipple remains connected to the glandular tissue in order to preserve the ability to breastfeed and sensation as far as possible – but this cannot be guaranteed. If you are still planning to have children, it is best to discuss the timing in advance.
Once you have completely stopped breastfeeding, and with some time in between: at least six months is recommended so that the tissue can stabilise. A stable weight is just as important, because later fluctuations can change the shape again.
Only if volume is lacking or more fullness is desired. The lift itself hardly changes the size – it raises and shapes. An implant or your own fat adds volume. If, on the other hand, the breasts are very large, a reduction may make more sense.
This is the name for techniques that additionally support the breast from the inside with your own tissue, so that the skin has to carry less. One variant is the breast lift with Biological Inner Bra, which requires neither an implant nor a mesh.
As with any operation: post-operative bleeding, infection and wound-healing problems, and rarely tissue loss affecting the skin or nipple. Numbness of the nipple, conspicuous scars and lasting differences between the two sides are also possible. Not smoking and following the aftercare advice lowers the risk of healing problems.
With a stable weight, the lifted shape lasts a long time for many women. However, skin and tissue continue to age, and pregnancies or major fluctuations in weight can change the breasts again. With large, heavy breasts, a lift naturally lasts less long than with small ones.
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