Methods for mastopexy

A method for elevating a lower pole of a breast from a first position to an elevated target position, the breast comprising a superficial, inferior half, and a NAC, the method comprising the steps of:

• creating at least one access incision in the vicinity of the NAC;
• dissecting in the superficial, inferior half of the breast through the at least one incision to create a space;
• positioning a lower pole support into the space;
• forming the lower pole support into a 3-D shape;
• adjusting the position of the breast from the first position to the elevated target position;
• affixing the lower pole support after the breast is positioned in the elevated target position.

A method for elevating a lower pole of a breast from a first position to an elevated target position, the breast comprising a superficial, inferior half, and a NAC, the method comprising the steps of:

• creating at least one access incision in the vicinity of the NAC;
• dissecting in the superficial, inferior half of the breast through the at least one incision to create a space;
• positioning a lower pole support into the space;
• adjusting the position of the breast from the first position to the elevated target position;
• and
• affixing the lower pole support after the breast is positioned in the elevated target position;
• and wherein the lower pole support further comprises a naturally derived product, and wherein the naturally derived product is allograft, autograft, or xenograft-based.

A method for enhancing projection of a superior pole of the breast or the subareolar central mound of the breast, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a unitary flexible polymer-based bioabsorbable mesh in a substantially 2D configuration;
• creating at least one access incision in the breast;
• dissecting the breast through the at least one incision to create a superficial space;
• cutting and folding the mesh into a 3D structure;
• positioning the 3D structure into the space;
• and
• affixing the 3D structure to supportive tissue in the breast;
• affixing the 3D structure support after the breast is positioned in the elevated target position and wherein the affixing is performed by securing a plurality of straps radially extending from a body of the lower pole support to supportive tissue (last occurrence).