Breast Lift Surgical Options 
After pregnancy, nursing, major weight loss, or just after years of exposure to gravity, the skin covering of the breast may become overly large for the amount of breast tissue left inside it. The breast then sags, producing skin contact between the lower breast skin and the chest wall. The medical term that describes this situation is breast ptosis.

Ptosis (Pronounced "toe\' - sis")(The "P" is silent) is the medical word for sag or droop.

Ptosis is the noun. The adjective form is ptotic.(Pronounced "taw\' - tic")
Breast ptosis is classified by comparing the nipple location on the breast mound to the location of the lower breast skin fold on the chest wall. The degree of ptosis varies from one patient to the next, and is subdivided into 4 grades of severity: pseudoptosis, grade 1 ptosis, grade 2 ptosis, and grade 3 ptosis.

   

Pseudoptosis occurs when the lower breast gland tissue falls below the lower breast skin fold, but the nipple remains above the fold.
Grade 1 Ptosis occurs when the nipple is at the same level as the skin fold or up to 1 cm below it.
Grade 2 Ptosis occurs when the nipple is 1 to 3 centimeters below the lower breast skin fold.
Grade 3 Ptosis occurs when the nipple is 3 or more centimeters below the lower breast skin fold.

 To view the designs for these breast lift operations click on the descriptions below:

Pseudoptosis may be treated by placement of a larger - than - average breast implant, or by a circle nipple lift and placement of a small-to-average size implant. (See Breast Augmentation section for more details.)

My favorite treatment for grade 1 ptosis is a circle nipple lift, with or without breast augmentation.

My favorite treatment for grade 2 or 3 ptosis is a V - lift, with or without breast augmentation.