Breast lift surgery and breast augmentation with implants can safely be performed in a single procedure, according to a report in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
“With appropriate patient selection and a carefully planned operative approach, our data demonstrates a one-stage procedure can be safely performed with acceptable complication and reoperation rates,” concludes the study by ASPS Member Surgeon Michael Bradley Calobrace, MD, of Louisville, Ky., and colleagues.
Can Breast Lifting and Augmentation Be Safely Done in One Operation?
The researchers review their experience with performing breast lift surgery (mastopexy) and breast augmentation in a single procedure. Of the 430 breast lift procedures performed between 2005 and 2009, breast augmentation using implants was performed at the same time in 332 cases.
The women’s average age was 47 years; about one-third were undergoing reoperation after previous cosmetic plastic surgery to the breasts. To determine the safety of performing combined breast lift/augmentation, Dr. Calobrace and colleagues assessed the rates of complications and reoperations.
