Breast
Procedures.

It depends on your starting anatomy and your goals. If you want more volume, augmentation is the answer. If your tissue has descended (with age, weight loss, or after children), a lift may be needed — sometimes alone, sometimes combined with implants. If you have too much breast tissue causing physical symptoms, a reduction restores comfort. The honest answer is: come in for a consultation. Dr. Mata will tell you what's actually appropriate, even if it's less invasive than what you came in asking about.

Most breast procedures preserve the nerves and ducts needed for breastfeeding, but the answer depends on the specific procedure and your individual anatomy. Augmentations done through inframammary or transaxillary incisions usually preserve breastfeeding capability. Reductions and lifts that involve repositioning the nipple-areola complex carry slightly higher risk. Discuss this directly with Dr. Mata if it's important to you.

Recovery varies by procedure. Most patients return to desk work in 5–7 days for an augmentation, 7–10 days for a lift or reduction, and longer for revision cases. Exercise typically resumes at six weeks. Final results — once swelling fully resolves and implants "drop and fluff" — show at three to six months.

Implant-based procedures are long-lasting but not lifetime. Modern silicone implants typically last 10–20 years before considering replacement. Lifts and reductions can be affected by future weight changes, pregnancy, and gravity over the long term — Dr. Mata uses techniques that resist sagging, but no surgery stops time entirely.