Breast Lift San Diego County - La Jolla

Breast lift in San Diego offered by Dr Rechnic located in San Diego County. Dr Rechnic offers all aspects of cosmetic surgery including but not limited to breast augmentation, breast lifts, tumy tucks, breast reconstruction, eyelid surgery and more.

Breast lift ("mastopexy") is a procedure that is done for breasts that sag excessively due to aging, weight loss, or after pregnancy. This surgery involves repositioning of the nipple level, reduction of the amount of skin in the lower part of the breast, or both. Small lifts might be done with relatively minimal incisions. The more skin that needs to be removed, the more extensive the surgery is likely to be. Scars are unavoidable in this situation. It is difficult to anticipate in advance what kind of scars any individual will form (favorable or unfavorable), but some tendencies can be estimated based on age and skin type. View breast lift photos.

The correct nipple level depends on the size of the person and the size of the breast. It can be estimated by what is pleasing to the eye, or by measuring the distance from the nipple to the sternal notch.

Breast lifts can be done using only your own breast tissue if there is enough of it. Some are done with simultaneous placement of implants if the tissue is insufficient, or after breast implant surgery when sagging has later become a problem.

Breast implants are not a substitute for breast lifting if the breasts are decidedly too low. However, full but low set breasts are likely to look better than empty looking low set breasts.
The advisability of a lift procedure will be discussed during your consultation. The most common risks of the procedure are unfavorable scarring, asymmetry, or changes in position after several months. As with all surgery, the risk of damage to the rearranged skin or repositioned nipples increases if you smoke cigarettes during your recovery.

Eyelid surgery (technically called Blepharoplasty) is a procedure to remove fat--usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. Eyelid surgery can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below your eyes - features that make you look older and more tired than you feel, and may even interfere with your vision. However, it won't remove crow's feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under your eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows.

Abdominoplasty or "tummy tuck" is a popular procedure for removal of stretched, loose, and excess skin and fat from the lower part of the abdomen. The effects of aging, multiple pregnancy and major weight loss contribute to weakening of the abdominal muscles. When skin has been stretched and loses its ability to 'snap back', it has to be removed.

Dr. Rechnic is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery as well as the American Board of Surgery. He maintains active membership in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the clinical faculty at UCSD. He is a member of the senior staff at Scripps and Sharp Hospitals, and Plastic Surgery section chief at the San Diego Outpatient Surgery Center. Contact him at 858-587-9970.

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