Breast Enhancement/Nipple & Areola Restoration

Breast reductions and breast lifts are procedures that can reshape and improve the aesthetic appearance of the breasts.

Breast reduction, or reduction mammoplasty, removes breast tissue to reduce the overall size of the breast while also lifting the breast. This procedure can reduce pain or discomfort associated with large breasts. Breast reduction minimizes sagging and gives the breasts a more youthful appearance.

Breast lift, or mastopexy, lifts the breast tissue and tightens the breast skin to reduce sagging, giving the breasts a more youthful appearance. The volume of the breast is maintained.

The position of the nipple and areola is often adjusted for both procedures as well.

In partial breast reconstruction, breast reductions and breast lifts help to reshape the affected breast (by closing down the defect cavity) and restore balance between the two breasts but reshaping the opposite breast. They can also be performed on the opposite breast after a unilateral mastectomy and reconstruction to improve symmetry between the breasts.

Although lifts and reduction are used as cosmetic procedures, they are typically covered by insurance as part of breast reconstruction. This coverage includes procedures on a noncancerous breast to restore symmetry between breasts