Breast Lift

Have sagging breasts been weighing on you?

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and sudden weight changes can take away firmness and shape. It's a natural change, but you don't have to live with it forever.

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Childbirth and breastfeeding

Repeated rapid swelling and shrinking of the milk gland tissue has left the upper breast deflated and the breasts less firm.

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Rapid weight loss from dieting

Weight loss has reduced the fat volume, but the already stretched skin doesn't shrink back, so the breasts lose firmness and droop.

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Very large breasts

The excess weight of oversized breast tissue constantly pulls on the skin and ligaments, causing the breasts to sag.

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Loss of firmness with age

With age, milk gland tissue decreases and skin elasticity weakens, so the breasts naturally begin to sag.

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Side effects of breast augmentation

The skin can't support the weight of a heavy implant and stretches, or your own breast tissue sags regardless of where the implant sits

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Congenital tubular breasts

The breast tissue grows in a narrow, compact shape instead of spreading out, so only the nipple area juts out to a point and looks droopy

Self-check for sagging: breast ptosis

Check where your nipple sits relative to the crease under your breast (the measure of breast ptosis). This tells you whether you simply lack volume or have sagging that needs correction.

Normal breasts

The nipple is 4 to 5 cm above the crease under the breast

Case 01. Grade 1 ptosis (mild sagging)

The nipple is level with the breast crease or no more than 1 cm below it

Case 02. Grade 2 ptosis (moderate sagging)

The nipple has dropped 1 to 3 cm below the breast crease but still sits higher than the breast tissue

Case 03. Grade 3 ptosis (severe sagging)

The nipple has dropped 3 cm or more below the breast crease and points downward

Breast lift surgery

To a lighter, more beautiful size

Surgery time

About 2 to 3 hours

Anesthesia

IV sedation

Follow-up visits

2 to 3 visits

Hospital stay

Not required

Recovery

One week

Stitch removal

After 7 days

Who it's for

• Breasts that have sagged and stretched after pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Breasts that have lost firmness with age
• Breasts that have always sagged, by nature
• Breasts that look out of proportion with the rest of the body
• Nipples that have dropped below the crease under the breast
• Anyone who wants breasts in harmony with their body shape

Breast lift methods

Rather than simply removing tissue, we create volume that suits your body and address both the heaviness and the sagging of the breasts.

case 01. Less sagging than grade 1 ptosis

If you also want larger breasts

Implant placement to restore volume to a deflated upper breast

If you want to keep or reduce your size

Breast lift through an incision around the areola

case 02. Grade 1 ptosis

If your breasts sag

Breast augmentation combined with a lift through an incision around the areola

If you want to keep or reduce your size

Breast lift using a vertical incision

case 03. Grade 2 to 3 ptosis

If you want larger breasts

Breast augmentation combined with a lift using a vertical or inverted-T (anchor) incision

If you want to keep or reduce your size

Breast lift using a vertical or inverted-T (anchor) incision

We don't reduce blindly. We precisely calculate your body proportions and the degree of sagging to create a beautiful line.

Key points of breast surgery at DOY JUN Plastic Surgery

01. Sensation and nerve preservation

We carefully preserve blood vessels and nerves to prevent loss of sensation and side effects.

02. Repositioning your own tissue

Without implants, we lift your own tissue and skin to create a firm breast line.

03. One-on-one custom planning

We analyze your rib cage structure and body type in detail to find the most natural volume and fit.

04. Minimal pain and bleeding

Precise dissection and careful control of bleeding reduce tissue damage, which means less pain and less bleeding.

05. Less worry about scars

Delicate suturing, with the incision site and direction carefully planned, reduces visible scarring.

06. Quick return to daily life

An optimized surgical system that cuts out unnecessary steps gets you back to your routine sooner.

Q & A

Recovery planned for a quick return to daily life

Does a breast lift also make the breasts bigger?

A breast lift does not increase size. It raises sagging breasts to a higher position. If you'd like more volume, it can be combined with implants or fat grafting.

Can a breast lift alone make my breasts look better?

Yes. Correcting the cause of the sagging and refining the nipple position and breast line can make your breasts look much firmer and more youthful, without any change in size.

Does it leave a lot of scarring?

It varies with the degree of sagging and the surgical method, but DOY JUN Plastic Surgery uses incision sites and suturing techniques that keep visible scarring to a minimum. Our goal is for scars to fade gradually over time.

Can my breasts sag again after surgery?

Some change is possible with aging, weight changes, pregnancy, or childbirth. Because the surgery rearranges the structure of the breast, however, the results hold up far more steadily than breasts that have simply sagged.

How is a breast lift different from a breast reduction?

A breast lift corrects the position of the breasts and the sagging, while a breast reduction decreases their size and weight. In some cases, both are done at the same time.

Can I lose sensation after surgery?

Sensation may be temporarily dulled, but it returns in most cases. The surgery is performed in a way that keeps nerve damage to a minimum.

When can I return to my daily routine?

Light daily activities can resume fairly soon, but exercise and activities that use your arms a lot need to be limited for a while.