Breast Lift with Implants (Augmentation Mastopexy)

Augmentation mastopexy raises and reshapes a drooping breast and adds volume with an implant in the same operation. The lift removes excess skin and moves the nipple higher; the implant restores fullness, especially in the upper part of the breast, that a lift alone cannot give.

It addresses emptiness and sagging together, typically after pregnancy or weight loss. The two steps pull in opposite directions, one tightening the skin and the other stretching it, which is why this operation has a higher revision rate than either done alone.

What Breast Lift with Implants (Augmentation Mastopexy) involves

Markings are made with you standing: the new nipple height, usually level with the breast fold, and the skin pattern. Most surgeons place the implant first, through the lift incision, in a pocket under the muscle or in a dual plane, using sizers to choose a modest volume that the tightened skin can carry. The skin is then tailor-tacked with temporary staples around the implant to confirm how much can safely be removed. The nipple and areola are moved upward on a pedicle of tissue that preserves their blood supply, the areola is reduced if wide, the lower breast tissue is reshaped and the skin is closed in layers around the areola, vertically and sometimes along the fold.

Who is a good candidate for Breast Lift with Implants (Augmentation Mastopexy)?

It suits women whose nipples sit at or below the breast fold and who also want more volume or upper fullness.

• Deflated, drooping breasts after breastfeeding or weight loss
• Nipples pointing downward or sitting below the fold
• Stable weight and no further pregnancies planned
• Non-smokers with realistic expectations about scars

It is usually not the right choice if:

• Women content with their volume when wearing a bra, for whom a lift alone is safer
• Those wanting large implants together with a major lift, where staging in two operations is wiser
• Smokers and nicotine users, because of nipple and skin blood supply
• Planned pregnancy or significant weight loss ahead
• Unexamined breast lumps or overdue breast screening

Technique options

• Periareolar (doughnut) lift: Scar around the areola only. For mild droop; tends to flatten the breast and widen the areola if overused.
• Vertical (lollipop) lift: Scar around the areola and straight down. The most common pattern for moderate droop.
• Anchor (inverted T) lift: Adds a scar in the fold for marked droop and a lot of loose skin.
• Dual plane or submuscular implant: Gives better upper cover and support in thin tissue.
• Two-stage surgery: Lift first, implant 3 to 6 months later, for severe droop or after massive weight loss.

What happens during your treatment

The operation takes 2.5 to 4 hours under general anaesthesia. You wake in a surgical bra, sometimes with drains, feeling tight across the chest. One night in hospital is usual.

Preparing for your trip

Plan for 8 to 12 days in Istanbul. Your surgeon reviews photographs and your medical history before you book, and you meet in person the day before surgery for examination, marking and consent with a professional interpreter.

• Stop smoking and nicotine at least four weeks before and after surgery; it is the single biggest avoidable cause of wound problems
• Tell the team about every medicine and supplement you take; blood thinners, some herbal products and hormone treatment may need to be paused on your doctor's advice
• Arrange for someone to travel with you or to be reachable, and keep the first days at home free of work and lifting
• Book a changeable return flight; your surgeon confirms when you are fit to fly

Recovery and results

Swelling and bruising settle over 2 to 3 weeks. Plan 1 to 2 weeks off desk work, no lifting above shoulder height for 3 weeks and no gym for 6 weeks. Wear the support bra day and night for 6 weeks and sleep on your back. Implants sit high at first and drop into place over 2 to 4 months. Scars are red for several months and fade over 12 to 18 months.

• Back to everyday activity: 1 to 2 weeks
• When results show: Shape settles at 3 to 6 months
• How long they last: Lift ages with you; implants are not lifetime devices

Safety, risks and revision policy

Combining the two procedures raises wound and blood supply risks compared with either one alone.

• Revision surgery, needed in roughly 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 over time
• Wound breakdown where the scars meet at the fold
• Partial or complete loss of the nipple or areola from poor blood supply, rare but serious
• Recurrent droop or bottoming out as the implant stretches the lower breast
• Asymmetry of nipple height or breast shape
• Capsular contracture, implant rupture and the rare implant-associated lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), chiefly with textured devices
• Changed nipple sensation and reduced ability to breastfeed
• Wide or thickened scars

Every written proposal arranged through Clinic-Y states what the clinic covers if a correction is needed. Ask for it before you book, not after.

Cost of Breast Lift with Implants (Augmentation Mastopexy) in Türkiye

Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Breast Lift with Implants (Augmentation Mastopexy), because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:

• Lift pattern and operating time
• Implant brand, shape and fill
• One stage versus two
• Nights in hospital, garments and follow-up
• Pre-operative breast imaging

Send your photographs or reports and you receive written, all-inclusive proposals from suitable teams, side by side. Reviewing your case is free.

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