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Breast lift

Breast lift illustration

During a breast lift, excess skin is removed and breast tissue is reshaped to restore firmness and raise the breasts and nipples to a higher position on the chest. Incisions can be made around the darker area surrounding the nipples (areolae), downward to the breast creases and horizontally along the creases.
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