Breast Lift | Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

For women whose breasts are of normal size but have lost firmness – e.g. after considerable weight loss, after breastfeeding, or in the course of natural aging –, a breast lift conducted at the Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery may bring about the best results. After the treatment, the breasts will be visibly lifted and toned, resulting in new self-confidence for many patients. The size will not be changed by a breast lift, but the breasts will appear fuller and more toned afterwards, since excess skin is removed. On principle, a breast lift can be conducted with breasts of any size. Patients with a large cup size who also desire a breast reduction may achieve optimal results by a combination treatment of breast reduction and breast lift.

The breast lift (mastopexy) will be conducted under general anaesthesia and requires a 1–2 day stay at the Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. During a breast lift conducted at the Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, hardly any tissue will be removed but instead parts of the superficial skin layers, so that the original size of the breast volume is safeguarded. Depending on the extent, the operation will take about two to four hours. As a rule, the necessary incision (i-cut) is performed around the areola and disappears vertically downward in the breast fold. Thanks to this special incision technique, scars will heal particularly quickly and unobtrusively so that they will be hardly discernible at all after a few months.

After a breast lift, in many cases there will be swelling and slight bruising in the treated area. Also, a feeling of tension in the breasts during the first weeks after a breast lift is completely normal. As a rule, not much pain is to be expected, but depending on the sensitivity of the patient, pain-alleviating medication may be taken during a certain time after the operation, if needed.

During the first six weeks, our patients should plan for extensive rest and not perform any exerting physical activities such as sports or carrying heavy objects. In order to promote wound healing in an optimal way, sunbathing or visiting a solarium are taboo for several months. Alcohol and nicotine are also detrimental to the healing process. Moreover, directly after the operation, patients will receive a special bra which will take off tension from the sutures, thus promoting healing.

Due to a potential impairment of superficial skin nerves, there may be temporary sensibility disorders in the breasts and at the nipples during the first time after the breast lift.

Until the breasts will have achieved their final shape after the breast lift (mastopexy), about three to six months will pass, since wound healing takes a certain time. We will inform you comprehensively in a detailed personal consultation in our clinic at Nuremberg about any potential risks as well as how we will proceed with our treatment in your individual case. Please feel free to contact the team of Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery about this.

At our Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the incision for a breast lift is conducted as a rule around the areola and then vertically downward to the breast fold. The benefit of this method lies in the fact that scars will heal more quickly and better, and will later be practically invisible.

For two weeks before a breast lift, no blood-thinning medication like aspirin and no nutritional supplements should be taken. We will inform our patients in a detailed consultation before the breast lift about what is important in preparing for the operation.

After the breast lift, there may be swelling and also light pain; this can be managed well with current pain medication if necessary. As a rule, no stronger pain is to be expected.

The healing phase after a breast lift may last about 3–6 months. Only then will the final shape be visible.

As a rule, our patients will be presentable again after 2 weeks. Sports, exercise, physical exertion and heavy work should not be started any earlier than 6 weeks after the operation, and this start should be very gentle and easy at first.

The costs for a breast lift at our Nürnberger Klinik for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery start at 7,500 €. We will be happy to prepare an individual cost calculation for you adapted to your particular needs during a personal consultation.