Surgical Procedure:

Mastopexy or breast reduction procedures are performed in an outpatient surgery center setting. In most cases, a light general anesthetic or deep sedative, along with local anesthetics, are employed to insure your comfort and safety.

In a breast reduction procedure, breast tissue is resected in addition to the excess skin, thus reducing the final volume of the breast, and elevating the nipple/areolar complex. Any tissue resected during a breast reduction procedure will be examined by a pathologist and you will receive separate bills from the laboratory and the pathologist for these services. Occasionally, liposuction is utilized to remove some or all of the excess breast tissue. In an uplift procedure, skin alone is resected and tissues are shifted to position the nipple/areolar complex in a more elevated location. Following the procedure, a brassiere-like dressing will be applied and you will be sent to the recovery room where you will be kept until you are awake and ready for discharge.