Why is preserving the natural supporting ligaments of the breast important for long-term results?

When planning breast augmentation, the most often discussed is the implant.

How big will it be.

What will the profile be like.

What shape to choose.

However, there is an anatomical structure that patients almost never hear about, although it plays a significant role in how the breast will look not only after surgery, but also many years from now.

They are the natural supporting ligaments of the breast, professionally referred to as Cooper's ligaments.

Many women think that the shape of the breast is mainly created by the skin.

In reality, it is a much more complex system.

The breast is supported by a network of fine fibrous bands that connect the skin with deeper anatomical structures. These ligaments help maintain the natural shape of the breast, distribute its weight and participate in its stability during movement. Together with the skin, gland and subcutaneous tissue, they form the natural support of the breast.

With traditional surgical techniques, it is often necessary to separate a larger range of tissues to create space for the implant.

This may also include the disruption of some of the natural support structures.

Such a procedure has been a standard part of augmentation for many years and leads to excellent results for many patients.

However, modern plastic surgery is increasingly focusing on the question:

Is it really necessary to disrupt more tissue if we can achieve the same result more gently?

It was on this idea that the PRESERVÉ™ method was created.

Her goal is not only to insert an implant.

Its goal is to create space for the implant while respecting the natural anatomy of the breast as much as possible. Mini-invasive dissection makes it possible to preserve a significant part of the supporting ligaments and other anatomical structures whenever this is possible from an anatomical and technical point of view.

It is not that nothing is interrupted during the operation.

The point is that we try to preserve everything that does not need to be disturbed.

Every tissue in the body has a function.

This also applies to the supporting ligaments of the breast.

If they are preserved to a greater extent, they help to maintain the natural architecture of the breast.

This can contribute to:

• better stability of the implant,
• a more even distribution of forces in the tissues,
• minor disruption of the natural biomechanics of the breast,
• a more peaceful healing process.

However, the resulting effect always depends on the quality of the tissues, anatomical conditions and the individual course of healing.

A gentler approach does not mean an easier operation. On the contrary.

It requires careful planning, precise knowledge of anatomy and working in anatomical layers with maximum precision.

The goal is not to operate less.

The goal is to operate more precisely.

We do not evaluate the augmentation result until a few weeks after the operation.

What matters is how the breast behaves after five, ten or fifteen years.

Its appearance is influenced by natural aging, gravity, weight changes and the quality of its own tissues.

That is why today there is more and more talk about the preservation of anatomical structures that can support the natural support of the breast in the future as well.

PRESERVÉ™ represents a change in perspective on breast augmentation.

It is not trying to create a new breast.

He tries to preserve the original one as much as possible.

The implant becomes part of the existing anatomy, not a replacement for it. That is the essence of preservation surgery.

The best results of modern augmentation are not only achieved with the right implant.

They arise out of respect for anatomy.

Every preserved structure that has a natural function for the breast represents value.

That is why the philosophy of PRESERVÉ™ does not depend on how much tissue we can release during the operation.

It depends on how much healthy tissue we can preserve.