Breast Lift (Mastopexy)

Mastopexy (breast lift) raises and reshapes sagging breasts without adding volume, repositioning the nipple and areola to a higher point and removing excess skin to restore a firmer breast profile. Art Ethic offers the procedure as a standalone option for patients who are satisfied with their natural volume but have lost breast position and projection due to ageing, pregnancy, or weight change. Lead surgeon doc. MUDr. Martin Molitor, with 25 years of specialist experience, selects the incision pattern based on the degree of drooping to achieve the best lift with the least visible scarring.

Mastopexy — the surgical breast lift — addresses ptosis (sagging) by removing redundant skin, reshaping the breast mound, and repositioning the nipple-areola complex to a more youthful height. Unlike augmentation, it does not increase cup size; it restores the breast's position and projection using the patient's own tissue. At Art Ethic Beauty Clinic, the procedure is performed by doc. MUDr. Martin Molitor, Ph.D., MBA, Head of Plastic Surgery at Faculty Hospital Bulovka. Assessment at consultation classifies the degree of ptosis (mild, moderate, marked) and guides the choice of incision pattern: periareolar for mild cases, vertical (lollipop) for moderate, and inverted-T (anchor) for more advanced sagging. The goal is to match the minimum necessary scar to the maximum lift achieved. Surgery lasts approximately two hours under general anaesthesia, followed by a one-night stay at the MY CLINIC Dejvice surgical suite. During the procedure, internal sutures reshape and support the breast parenchyma (glandular tissue), excess lower-pole skin is excised, the areola may be reduced if it has stretched, and the entire nipple-areola complex is repositioned to sit naturally on the new breast mound. Recovery follows the standard breast surgery pathway: the first two to four weeks restrict arm elevation and require the compression garment to be worn continuously; office work typically resumes within one to two weeks; light exercise from four weeks; unrestricted activity from two months. Final results are visible at six months when all internal swelling has resolved and the new shape has settled. The procedure is appropriate for patients at stable weight who do not plan further pregnancies in the near term — pregnancy after mastopexy is safe but may alter the result. Patients whose primary concern is lack of volume rather than position are better served by augmentation mastopexy, which the surgeon can discuss at the same consultation.