Risks of Breast Lift Surgery

Complications of breast lift surgery are infrequent and usually minor. Nevertheless, there is always a possibility of complications, including infection, bleeding, or a reaction to the anesthetic or sedative medications. You may have temporary or even permanent areas of altered sensation, including numbness. There is usually some difference in the size of breasts normally, and this is almost never perfectly correctable. There are fairly lengthy skin incisions that require a period of up to a year or two for completion of the scarring process for optimal appearance. In some ethnic skin types, scarring can be more prominent, and may require further treatment.

The doctor will discuss your particular scarring potential in more detail at the time of your consultation. When breast augmentation is performed in combination with the mastopexy procedure, you need to be aware of the additional risks this imposes.