[Apgujeong Midlife Breast Surgery] Everything You Need to Know About Midlife Breast Surgery! Dr. Seon Sang-hoon Q&A

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Nowadays, plastic surgery is being done by many people regardless of gender or age group.

In particular, these days, interest is growing not only in facial care but also in body shape to create a healthy, youthful-looking figure.

Among them, many middle-aged women want to improve sagging breasts. Today, we prepared a Q&A about midlife breast surgery with Dr. Seon Sang-hoon, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery!

Q1: Doctor! Do middle-aged women also get breast augmentation surgery a lot?

A: In our hospital, the ratio of younger patients and middle-aged patients is almost half and half. Middle-aged patients do worry about getting breast augmentation surgery because of their age, but there are still more people who want to have it done.

Q2: Doctor! Are there any 특징 of middle-aged women's breasts?

A: In the case of middle-aged women who are older, most have been pregnant and given birth. Even if that is not the case, skin elasticity decreases as people age due to aging. When middle-aged women come in for their first breast consultation, they often say, “My breasts are sagging” or “The upper part of my breasts has caved in,” and want to improve breast volume and firmness.

In such cases, a lifting surgery may be needed to raise the breasts, but if the breasts have become flat because the volume has decreased, a simple augmentation surgery alone can often improve the shape and resolve the concerns they already had.

Q3: Doctor! What kind of breasts do middle-aged women prefer?

A: When it comes to breast style, it depends on personal preference, but it seems many people want something a little more glamorous rather than simply natural. The most preferred cup size is around a full B to C cup,

and sometimes some people want a D cup. If the body type and the implant options available allow it, we try to make them as large as the patient wants.

Q4: Doctor, are there differences in surgical methods depending on breast shape?

A: In plastic surgery, when comparing a sagging breast’s inframammary fold and the height of the nipple, there are breasts where the nipple is near the inframammary fold or even lower. In such cases, a lifting procedure (mastopexy) should be performed.

A: If the nipple is higher than the inframammary fold, but the lower breast is sharply hollowed out or flattened, then a standard augmentation alone may be sufficient.

However, since everyone is different, you need to have a consultation to know for sure.