Single-Staged Mastopexy With Augmentation: A Retrospective Review of 260 Patients in a Single Surgeon Practice

Abstract

Mastopexy has become a widely popularized procedure across the country over the last 20 years. Women have seen the benefits of various forms of breast lifts to correct breast ptosis. While older teachings focused on mastopexy and augmentation as separate, staged procedures, many centers now perform both simultaneously. Our center primarily performs mastopexy procedures with simultaneous augmentation with implants, and we reviewed 260 patient charts to examine complications when compared to mastopexy alone. Complications reviewed include the following: hematoma formation, incision openings, and revision surgeries. Our data showed only minor rates of hematoma formation, incision openings, and revision surgeries with a negligible difference between the 2 groups. Patients in both groups overall had few surgical complications. Patients undergoing mastopexy with simultaneous augmentation had similar rates of complications when compared to patients with mastopexy alone. Many previously believed that simultaneous augmentation with mastopexy would place too much tension on the mastopexy incisions due to the rapid breast volume increase. However, with no significant changes in complications between the groups, it is clear that surgical technique and planning has improved to allow this to be a safely performed single-staged procedure. Overall, we had minimal complications and show that mastopexy with simultaneous augmentation is safe for patients who desire these procedures.