Mommy Makeovers usually focus on fixing problems on
the chest and stomach areas that are most affected by pregnancy. Some women
hide sagging breasts with a push-up bra and bind their sagging bellies with a
corset or another body-shaping undergarment.
However, these undergarments constrict breathing and
movement. The underwear leaves red marks on the skin where it was pushed too
tightly. The best solution for the discomfort and misery of wearing
body-shaping undergarments is to have a breast lift, and if needed, breast
augmentation, and a tummy tuck to get rid of excess skin around the stomach
area.
Incision Techniques For Breast Lifts and Breast Augmentation
There are several techniques for breast lifts. They all take
out a part of the excess skin around the breasts and then 'lift' the breast by
attaching the remaining parts together. The incision techniques are the
periareolar incision, circumareolar incision, vertical incision, and anchor
incision, which are selected depending on the severity of sagging.
For breast augmentation, the surgeon may use three
techniques, namely the inframammary, which cuts below the breast; the areolar,
which cuts below the nipple; and the transaxilliary, which cuts below the
armpit. The cut is deeper into the breast tissue than the breast lift. The
surgeon will carefully separate the breast tissue and expose the pectoralis
muscle.
The surgeon will try to make the incision as inconspicuous as
possible, but the length and appearance of the incision will vary depending on
the size of implants, the patient's body shape, and the surgeon's preference.
Breast Implant Placements
Breast implants can be placed beneath the breast tissue,
inside a pocket made between breast glands and the muscle before the
breastbone. Another place to insert the breast implant is either partially or
completely beneath the pectoralis muscle.These two options have their advantages
and disadvantages.
