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Ask a doc: 'What should I know before getting a breast lift?'
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New York-based plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen reveals what women should know if they're considering getting a breast lift surgery.
"A breast lift — or ‘mastopexy’ — is a procedure in which excess skin is removed to tighten the breast envelope," said New York-based plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen in comments to Fox News Digital. Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
"This also repositions the breast tissue and the nipple-areolar complex higher on the chest wall."
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