Mastopexy · All 26 counties
Breast Lift in Ireland
What a breast lift costs, which kind fits your body, the scars, the recovery and who to trust, in plain English.
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How it works
Three steps, and you stay in charge
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The clinic contacts you to arrange a consultation. You decide, in your own time.
Our price guide
What a breast lift costs
Typical full prices in Ireland, from a lift on its own to a lift with implants or a reduction.
| Procedure | Typical cost in Ireland | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Breast lift (mastopexy) | €6,000 to €8,100 | The type of lift and scar, the hospital, a night's stay or a day case |
| Breast lift with implants | From about €9,500 | The implants chosen, theatre time, one operation or two |
| Implants alone (augmentation) | €5,000 to €6,800 | The implant type and size, a day case or a night's stay |
| Breast reduction with a lift | €6,500 to €9,700 | How much tissue comes away, one or two nights in hospital |
| Tummy tuck with a breast lift or reduction | From about €17,500 | Often called a mummy makeover: a long operation, several nights |
| Replacing implants later | €4,000 to €6,000 | Removal alone or new implants, and any scar tissue that comes out |
| Consultation with the surgeon | €195 to €300 | Free at some clinics, sometimes taken off the price |
What's included
- The surgeon's fee and the hospital or clinic fee
- The anaesthetist and the general anaesthetic
- A night in hospital when the surgeon wants you to stay
- Your support bra, dressings and wound checks, and follow-up for months afterwards
What pushes it up or down
- Up: implants, an anchor-shaped lift, a second night, or combining with a tummy tuck
- Up: a revision of earlier breast surgery
- Down: a small lift around the areola, sometimes as a day case
- Not a factor: the county. Prices outside Dublin sit in the same range
Prices in euro for the full procedure. This is our guide, not a quote: the surgeon sets your price after examining you, in writing.
Procedures and guides
Every question, answered properly
Each guide gives the honest risks, who it isn't for, the recovery and what results are realistic.
The lift itself
How a mastopexy reshapes the breast, the three types of lift, what it can't do, and who it suits.
More on mastopexy
Lift, implants or both
A lift fixes position, implants fix volume. The mirror test, the trade-offs and the upkeep of implants.
More on lift or implants
Recovery, week by week
The bra, two weeks off work, driving, lifting children, flying, and the signs to ring the clinic about.
More on recoveryWhere you live
A breast lift from every county
Each county page has the nearest places where plastic surgeons see private patients, the drive, and what the trips mean for check-ups. The figure beside each county is the number of women living there, CSO Census 2022.
Leinster
Questions
Questions people ask
How much is a breast lift in Ireland?
Our price guide puts a breast lift (mastopexy) at €6,000 to €8,100. With implants at the same time it starts from about €9,500. The price normally includes the surgeon, the hospital, the anaesthetic and the check-ups.
What is the difference between a breast lift and a breast uplift?
Nothing: they're two names for the same operation, mastopexy. It removes loose skin, reshapes the breast and moves the nipple higher. It doesn't make the breasts bigger on its own.
How long is recovery from a breast lift?
Most people take at least two weeks off work, wear a support bra day and night for the first weeks, and avoid lifting and strenuous exercise, including swimming, for about a month. Scars fade over a year or more.
Will I have scars?
Yes. Every breast lift leaves scars: around the areola, usually down to the crease under the breast, and sometimes along the crease. They fade but don't disappear. Normal bras and bikini tops usually cover them.
Can I breastfeed after a breast lift?
Breastfeeding is usually still possible after a breast lift, but some women make less milk afterwards, and a few find they can't breastfeed at all.
Does health insurance pay for a breast lift?
Health insurance plans normally exclude cosmetic surgery, except to correct disfigurement from a condition you were born with, an accident or a disease. A breast lift for appearance is almost never covered. Check your own policy before anything is booked.
Who will contact me?
One clinic, not five. We pass your enquiry to one Irish clinic, and they contact you to arrange a consultation with a surgeon. Nothing is booked until you say yes.