CAN A BREAST AUGMENTATION BE COMBINED WITH A BREAST LIFT PROCEDURE?
Not only can a breast augmentation be combined with the mastopexy procedure, but it often adds to the aesthetic result in many ways. Women who have an extreme reduction in the volume of their breast tissue cannot expect an ideal shape of the breasts after mastopexy. Complementing their procedure with an augmentation will allow the surgeon to achieve a more cosmetically pleasing shape. Increasing the volume of the breast will also often enable the surgeon to suggest a procedure where the final pattern of scarring is smaller. The reason for the latter is that by increasing the volume of the breast with an implant, the relative excess of skin volume is reduced, less skin has to be removed, and there is less scarring. DOES BREAST LIFTING SURGERY REQUIRE A HOSPITALIZATION OR IS IT AN OUT-PATIENT PROCEDURE? The procedure is done on an outpatient basis in our AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.) ACCREDITED OFFICE BASED SURGERY FACILITY. WHAT TYPE OF ANESTHESIA IS
