Scarless Breast Lift(BIO LIFT™)

With so many types of Breast Lifts, reductions and augmentations available, it’s easy to get confused. What’s the right one for you? Of course, the only way to determine this is through an Initial Consultation with Dr Dona.

However, if you want to know more about Breast Lift procedures — particularly Scarless Breast Lifts, this article will explain everything you need to know. Plus, we’ll give you some helpful info on other types of breast procedures, so you feel a little more informed.

Let’s explain.

First up, the Scarless Breast Lift is also known as a BIO LIFT™ (BIO being an acronym for a Breast Implant Only Lift). This type of Breast Lift certainly has its appeal because, as the name suggests, there is minimal scarring – the only scar is that associated with a standard breast augmentation, which is approximately 5 cm in length, contained within the lower breast fold. This can be an excellent option, provided that your breasts are suitable for the procedure.

What is a Traditional Breast Lift?

A traditional Breast Lift is a surgical procedure that addresses concerns around breast ptosis (breast droop). It involves tightening the hanging breast tissue underneath the nipple, lifting and repositioning the nipple and often increasing the breast volume, particularly in the upper part of the breast. It’s a very popular procedure, but the slight downside is that you are left with some scars.

Various types of Breast Lifts are available, depending on your breast requirements. Each breast lift technique is defined by the scar pattern associated with it. The most common Breast Lift scar pattern is known as an Anchor Lift. As its name suggests, this type of Breast Lift leaves an anchor-shaped scar, which involves a circular incision around the areola, a vertical incision down the breast and then a horizontal line that hides along the natural lower breast fold.

What is a Breast Augmentation?

A Breast Augmentation is quite different to a Breast Lift or Breast Reduction. Rather than reducing or lifting the breast, the aim of breast augmentation is to enhance volume. To achieve this, we use a silicone breast implant. Candidates for breast augmentation typically don’t have an excess of breast droop. Instead, their breasts are smaller than they would like, whether they have always been that way or have deflated over time.

Scarless Breast Lift (BIO LIFT™)

Many patients have a natural degree of breast droop but prefer to avoid a formal breast lift. Their primary goal is often to achieve a fuller appearance with implants—focusing on how the breasts look in clothing and lingerie—rather than aiming for perfection when unclothed. A conservative surgical approach is recommended in such cases, typically involving a BIO Lift. This technique often delivers the desired aesthetic, enhancing volume while maintaining a natural look.

While the result may not include a tight, firm, and perfectly rounded lower breast (underboob), the overall outcome tends to appear more natural and appealing. If, once healing is complete, the patient remains concerned about any residual droop, a secondary breast lift can be performed. In fact, this subsequent procedure is generally easier and more effective following initial implant placement.

The BIO LIFT™: How it works

The BIO LIFT™ aims to elevate the breast tissue in a way that mimics a Breast Lift by using a breast implant alone.

Three key elements help achieve this:

1. Specific implant shapes and dimensions designed to ‘wedge and elevate’ the breast tissue and nipple position are used
2. A strategic approach to breast implant placement is utilised
3. A customised internal breast tissue manipulation is implemented

The net result of this BIO LIFT™ surgical triad is the effective elevation of the breast tissue to create an aesthetic breast profile that mimics a lift.

Benefits of a BIO LIFT™

If you are deemed suitable for a BIO LIFT™, here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• Reduced scarring – as the BIO LIFT™ focuses on placing an implant to enhance the breast volume and form, there are no conventional Breast Lift scars. This technique aims to limit visible scarring, a considerable concern for many patients opting for the surgery. The only scar is the standard breast augmentation scar, which is approximately 4-5 cm long and concealed within the natural lower breast fold.
• Less cost – as the procedure involves less invasive and time-consuming surgery, the cost is substantially lower than a standard breast lift procedure.
• Reduced potential for complications
• Less recovery time – as there are fewer incisions and less tissue trauma compared to traditional Breast Lifts, patients can often recover more quickly and comfortably following this procedure.
• A gain in lift and volume – patients who are keen to have a little lift of the breasts and more volume, can achieve both in this one convenient procedure.

If more lift is needed

Occasionally, after the results have settled, a patient may still have a degree of breast ptosis that they are still not happy with. At other times, a patient may be initially satisfied with the results, but as time passes, they become dissatisfied with the level of residual droop in their breasts.

Additionally, for those women who still have some residual breast droop, they become more concerned with this breast droop and would now prefer to have the standard scars associated with a traditional Breast Lift.

Fortunately, if any of these instances occur, a secondary Breast Lift can be performed, and the good news is that the procedure is relatively straightforward.