Women in their 70s no longer need to wear bras thanks to £6,000 de-sagging ... trends now
Women in their 70s no longer need to wear bras thanks to an op that can involve shoving pig skin inside their chest, surgeons say.
'Internal bra surgery' naturally lifts breasts, stopping them sagging over time.
The delicate op sees biodegradable meshes inserted into a woman's chest. These act as a scaffold for the development of tissue that acts an internal bra, pushing the breasts upward and giving them a more natural perky appearance.
Cosmetic clinics from LA to London now offer the procedure, which insiders say is exploding in popularity, costs upwards of £6,500.
One surgeon who offers the procedure said it was so successful women that some older women were giving up with traditional bras entirely.
'I’ve got patients in their seventies that we’ve done breast lifts on, and they do not need to wear a bra,' William Adams Jr, a plastic surgeon in Dallas, told Elle.
However, other experts warn that the name of procedure is misunderstood, saying the surgery isn't guaranteed to replace brasserie.
Patients are often advised to still wear a supportive bra to preserve the effects of the surgery.
In the UK an internal bra lift is typically offered as an additional extra to a boob job or breast reduction, which can cost about £6,000.
Internal bra surgery, which doesn't have formal name and is instead added to other procedures like lifts or reductions, sees a qualified surgeon insert the custom-made mesh scaffolds under and around the breasts.
The mesh itself — different to the brittle material inserted into women's vaginas that has sparked a medical scandal — can be made from a variety of materials.
Two of the most common are a biosynthetic material called poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and acellular dermal matrix (ADM), which is typically made from carefully prepared pig skin or donated human tissue.
The surgery typically takes a few hours.
Mesh is secured to the internal tissue of the chest wall, though some versions affix it to the bones in the ribcage.
The implant acts as a scaffold, as during the process of absorption creates an internal scar made of collagen.
This 'scar' stronger then the tissue the body normally has in this location and thus acts like an internal bra, giving the procedure its name.
This new tissue is said to be about five times stronger than normal tissue in this area, providing a lasting 'lift' for the breasts.
In the case of poly-4-hydroxybutyrat, the mesh dissolves over time,
