Frequently after large weight loss, multiple child births or long-term pounding exercise such as high-mileage running, women find their breasts lose volume and tone. A mastopexy, or breast lift, is a procedure that can reposition the breast tissue, remove excess skin and reshape the remaining skin. The surgery is sometimes accompanied by a breast augmentation. These procedures sometimes can be done with only a scar encircling the areola or more often with a vertical seam to allow more excess skin removal. Each breast procedure is tailored to the patient’s needs.
Dr. Berkowitz is in the forefront of breast augmentation techniques. He has perfected an endoscopic technique where there is no scarring on the breasts at all. Patients often describe their motivation as “bringing proportion” to their bodies, thereby boosting self-esteem, When breasts affect a woman’s sense of self, augmentation surgeries can be an excellent decision. You can have the size and fullness you desire. This procedure is best designed for women over the age of 19 or 20 and even then, the patient should be able to demonstrate maturity in their decision-making.
Breast reduction is more often required when overlarge breasts interfere with normal activity. They can cause back pain or deformity, postural issues with the shoulders, skin rashes under sagging breasts or breast pain. Dr. Berkowitz considers Breast Reduction surgery an opportunity to reshape your breasts to be in harmony with your body’s size and structure accomplished through a vertical incision technique to minimize external scars.