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Mini Breast Lift

lift (doughnut mastopexy) corrects mild ptosis via periareolar incision only — the least lift . Can be with augmentation. under TIVA. CQC-regulated Baker Street facility. From £4,500.

Mini Breast Lift (Doughnut Mastopexy) in London

A mini breast lift — also known as a mastopexy or periareolar mastopexy — is a breast lift using a single circumferential incision around the areola to the nipple-areola and remove a modest amount of excess skin. It is the least breast lift technique, the smallest scar burden, and is appropriate for patients with mild degrees of breast ptosis.

The lift is suitable for patients who need a slight elevation of the nipple and modest skin tightening, but do not have the degree of ptosis that would the more incisions of a or anchor lift. In cases of mild sagging, it can often results to a full lift with significantly less .

A periareolar mastopexy is commonly with breast — an implant can be placed through the same periareolar in the same session, allowing simultaneous of nipple position and volume. It can also be performed as a or as part of a mummy makeover.

At Centre for Surgery, mini breast lift surgery is by consultant surgeons on the GMC Specialist Register at our Baker Street under TIVA (Total Anaesthesia) as a day-case. A cooling-off period after .

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How Does a Doughnut Lift Differ from a Full Breast Lift?

A doughnut mastopexy differs from a traditional full breast lift in the incision pattern, extent of skin removal, and degree of correction .

A doughnut breast lift two circumferential incisions around the areola. The skin between them is and the closed with — resulting in a single periareolar scar. The procedure the nipple to a higher and removes a modest amount of excess skin from around the areola.

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A full breast lift — either lollipop (vertical) or anchor (inverted T) — uses additional and/or horizontal incisions to allow greater skin removal and more comprehensive tissue . This is appropriate for moderate to severe ptosis.

The key differences:

Breast implant alone may be able to achieve a similar apparent improvement to a breast lift for with very mild ptosis — without any periareolar incision. Your surgeon will assess whether implants alone, a lift alone, or a combined approach is most appropriate for your at consultation.

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Am I a Good Candidate for a Mini Breast Lift?

Doughnut mastopexy is appropriate for patients with mild to moderate breast ptosis who do not require the more extensive of a full breast lift. Your will carefully listen to your needs and before conducting a physical examination, taking several factors into account. This will include the degree of breast sagging, the amount of loose skin, and the current position of the nipple and areola complex in relation to the lower breast crease.

A lift is an ideal procedure in the following situations:

Women who do not need or want more extensive breast lift surgery may be able to great results with a . It is to bear in mind that breast alone may be able to similar results to a breast lift without incisions and scars around the nipples.

What Does Mini Breast Lift Surgery Involve?

A periareolar mastopexy is performed as a at our Baker Street under TIVA (Total Intravenous Anaesthesia) — the safest form of general anaesthesia for surgery. The procedure takes approximately 90 minutes for a standalone lift; longer if with breast augmentation or other procedures.

Two incisions are made around the areola — an inner at the areola border and a larger outer in the surrounding breast skin. The skin between the two incisions is removed. In some cases, a small amount of breast tissue may also be removed to breast shape.

The incisions are closed with dissolvable sutures using a purse-string technique — which helps prevent the areola from enlarging over time, a known of periareolar closures.

If breast is being in the same session, the implant is placed through the same before .

All incisions are closed with dissolvable sutures only — no suture removal needed. A post-surgical bra is applied before .

After the procedure, you recover in our monitored day suite before discharge with your responsible adult, post-operative medications, written care instructions, and a direct 24/7 clinical number.

A doughnut mastopexy is commonly with breast — allowing of nipple position, mild ptosis, and volume in a single . It can also be with other procedures as part of a .

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Recovery After a Mini Breast Lift

The recovery after a mini breast lift is much quicker than a full breast lift. Most patients can resume light activities approximately three days after the . Any mild discomfort can be easily with over-the-counter pain . It is essential to wear your breast as by your . You may have a shower 48 hours after the procedure. Your will use dissolvable during your surgery, and there is no need to have these removed at your . You will detailed guidance on how to wear your sports bra. Immediately after a doughnut breast lift, your breasts may feel firm and appear . This is entirely normal, and the will eventually soften and settle into a more position on the chest. This takes approximately 3 to 4 months, and gel or tape applied to the periareolar scar from 4 weeks post-operatively helps optimise scar . Localised breast is common after and takes between 2 and 4 weeks to .

Most patients, after a breast lift, will be able to return to light work activities after five days. Avoid upper body exertion for 6 weeks.Your surgeon will advise you on which are safe to carry out in the period. Your may feel slightly tender and sore for the first four weeks after surgery, and you should avoid any direct knocks to the breast during this period. Our nurses will assess you regularly during the postoperative period, and your surgeon will review you six weeks after surgery to review the results of your periareolar mastopexy. A breast lift will not affect your to have regular breast screening with mammograms. The will utilise specific techniques when imaging women who have had breast surgery to take into the altered of the breast.

Mini Breast Lift Results and Scarring

The incision for a mini breast lift is around the areola only — a periareolar scar that fades from pink to pale over 12 months. Immediately after surgery it is normal for the skin around the to have a slightly puckered as post-operative — this settles to a smooth, flat scar within a few weeks.

The technique used at Centre for Surgery helps minimise the risk of areola over time — a known concern with closures. A permanent internal suture is placed to of the areola scar.

A lift achieves a modest, predictable degree of nipple elevation and breast skin tightening — appropriate for the patients it is designed for. Breasts that would need a lollipop or anchor lift to correction will not be by a periareolar technique — this is something your will assess at consultation.

The mini breast lift is particularly appropriate for patients where augmentation alone cannot mild ptosis (as nipple position cannot be altered by implants alone), but where the degree of sagging is too mild to justify the more extensive of a full lift.

Final results are at 3–4 months as swelling and the settle. Results are but not permanent — ageing, significant weight changes, and can affect the breast over time.

Breast (mammography) is not affected by a mastopexy. Always inform your mammographer of any previous breast surgery before .

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Why Choose Centre for Surgery for a Mini Breast Lift?

All breast lift surgery at Centre for is by consultant plastic surgeons on the GMC — members of BAPRAS and ISAPS. We do not use or practitioners for breast .

Periareolar, lollipop, and anchor — all performed at Centre for . Your is selected based on your degree of ptosis and anatomy. If a lift would not correction for your anatomy, your surgeon will advise this at consultation rather than a that will leave you dissatisfied.

takes place at our purpose-built at 95–97 Baker Street, Marylebone, independently inspected and rated "Good" by the Care Quality Commission.

All procedures use TIVA — the safest form of general for day-case . Faster recovery, less nausea, quicker .

A mandatory two-week cooling-off period after every .

24/7 surgeon-led support for the first 48 hours. Wound check at 7–10 days. review at 6 weeks. 3-month assessment.

Your initial is £100, redeemable against the cost of your procedure.

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