Breast Lift Information
BREAST LIFT TYPES:
CRESCENT LIFT: This technique involves removing a crescent-shaped piece of tissue above the areola and resuturing the tissue higher. This creates a minor lift for patients who have slight ptosis (slight amount of drooping).
BENELLI LIFT(concentric, or peri-areolar): This technique is considered less invasive and was designed with the scars being around the areolae. With the Benelli, a donut shaped piece of tissue around the areola border is removed and the surrounding tissue sutured to the areola. The incisions are normally closed with purse string sutures. Sometimes a little more tissue is removed above the areola (like the crescent) to compensate for a lifting effect when it is sutured. It results in a flatter, rounder breast shape post-operatively.
LOLLIPOP-BENELLI: This lift is the same as the above but with straight incisions from under the areolae to the mammary folds (crease), for those who have medium ptosis, too much for the Benelli only and too little for a full reduction.
T-LIFT FULL REDUCTION(anchor): The most commonly used technique is with an anchor shaped incision that starts at the base of the areola, vertically to the where the breast meets the rib cage. The incision then cuts out a crescent shape piece of skin right at where the breast meets the rib cage. Nipple re-positioning is sometimes necessary with this technique as the nipple must be "removed" . This is considered one of the major scarring techniques but it sometimes necessary with severely sagging breasts. With the Standard Mastopexy, the incisions are made in the shape of an anchor at the natural crease of the breast up to the areola (darker skinned area) and nipple area.
AREOLAE REDUCTION WITH FULL MASTOPEXY: This is sometimes needed or requested to decrease the size of the areolaes. Sometimes you will get "puckering" with peri-areolar incisions. This usually flattens with time.
(A) Large Areola (B) Areolae Incision (C)Tissue Removed
(D) Smaller Areolae
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BREAST LIFT TYPES:
CRESCENT LIFT: This technique involves removing a crescent-shaped piece of tissue above the areola and resuturing the tissue higher. This creates a minor lift for patients who have slight ptosis (slight amount of drooping).
BENELLI LIFT(concentric, or peri-areolar): This technique is considered less invasive and was designed with the scars being around the areolae. With the Benelli, a donut shaped piece of tissue around the areola border is removed and the surrounding tissue sutured to the areola. The incisions are normally closed with purse string sutures. Sometimes a little more tissue is removed above the areola (like the crescent) to compensate for a lifting effect when it is sutured. It results in a flatter, rounder breast shape post-operatively.
LOLLIPOP-BENELLI: This lift is the same as the above but with straight incisions from under the areolae to the mammary folds (crease), for those who have medium ptosis, too much for the Benelli only and too little for a full reduction.
T-LIFT FULL REDUCTION(anchor): The most commonly used technique is with an anchor shaped incision that starts at the base of the areola, vertically to the where the breast meets the rib cage. The incision then cuts out a crescent shape piece of skin right at where the breast meets the rib cage. Nipple re-positioning is sometimes necessary with this technique as the nipple must be "removed" . This is considered one of the major scarring techniques but it sometimes necessary with severely sagging breasts. With the Standard Mastopexy, the incisions are made in the shape of an anchor at the natural crease of the breast up to the areola (darker skinned area) and nipple area.
AREOLAE REDUCTION WITH FULL MASTOPEXY: This is sometimes needed or requested to decrease the size of the areolaes. Sometimes you will get "puckering" with peri-areolar incisions. This usually flattens with time.
(A) Large Areola (B) Areolae Incision (C)Tissue Removed
(D) Smaller Areolae
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CRESCENT LIFT, for a Small Amount of Lift
CRESCENT LIFT, for a Small Amount of Lift
Benelli Moderate Lift
Lollipop Benelli More Moderate Lift
T-Lift Full Lift Greatest Amount of Lift
