Breast Lift Procedure Overview

Time involved, anesthesia, recovery time and other things involved in breast lift:

  • A breast lift is performed under general anesthesia.
  • Breast lift surgery takes about 3 hours to perform.
  • Most patients can go home the same day of their breast lift surgery.

After your breast lift surgery:

  • Most of my patients have mild to moderate pain after a breast lift that is controlled by prescription pain medicine.
  • You can resume normal daily activities 2 weeks after a breast lift.
  • You can resume exercising 4-6 weeks after a breast lift.

Your new look:

  • Immediately after a breast lift you will notice an improvement in the shape of your breasts.
  • Breast lift surgery causes swelling that will take several months to fully resolve.
  • Dr. Jimerson often performs a breast lift along with other procedures such as breast augmentation, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and/or liposuction. By performing several surgical procedures at one time, patients can have the benefit of total body contouring during one surgery.