Honolulu Breast Lift doctors

	Randy Wong, MD Honolulu Plastic Surgeon 851 Fort Street Mall Suite 100, Honolulu		4 answers
	Benjamin Chu, MD Honolulu Plastic Surgeon 1380 Lusitana Street Suite 702, Honolulu
	Dr. Carl de los Reyes, M.D. Honolulu Plastic Surgeon 1319 Punahou St Ste 610, Honolulu
	Kevin Dieffenbach, MD Honolulu Plastic Surgeon Fort Weaver Road 91-2139 Suite 201, Ewa Beach
	Guido Lozada, MD Oahu Island Plastic Surgeon 4211 Waialae Avenue Suite 203 Kahala Office Tower, Honolulu

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Do I Have Tubular Breasts and Ptosis? 20, no children. might have tubular breasts & ptosis. In my teens I had puffy tubular breasts & never perky. They have sagged and now look more like ptosis, less puffy. They are wide but flat. The areolas need lifting, shrinking, and I'd like a tear shaped implant No plastic surgeon yet & havent been evaluated. My health insurance will pay for the reconstructive surgery if this falls under "Mammoplasty, Reduction". Will this fall under Mammoplasty Reduction?

A: Tubular vs. Ptotic breasts

Thanks for the photos. Your breasts are ptotic (droopy) but not as bad as the classic tubular deformities. This can be improved with a mastopexy procedure, and I would recommend a vertical technique to make them perky. You will not likely get approved by an insurance company because a true breast reduction requires 350 to 500 grams of tissue removed from each side depending on your height and weight. This will leave you very small and, from my perspective, will unbalance your figure. Best to save up for a cosmetic lift with a qualified surgeon.

Randy Wong, MD

Honolulu Plastic Surgeon

How Long Will It Take for Breast Tissue to Settle After Breast Lift Revision? Had revision breast lift in one breast & scar revision in 1/2011. 1st lift was performed 12/2009. First surgery left me quite asymmetrical. Right breast measured 21 cm from sternal notch while the left measured 19 cm. I'm extremely worried that the breast that was relifted appears way too high. The surgeon's nurse explained that he "tacked" my breast tissue to my chest wall because that is his technique. First surgeon never did any tacking. Is it too early for me to panic about my results?!

A: Tissue settles after breast lift

As with most surgical trauma, an inflammatory phase is triggered to promote the healing, and this commonly takes 3 to 6 months to complete its work. This is why many surgeons won't recommend revisions until after the tissues have returned to the resting state without inflammation. With surgical tacking and infrastructure rearrangement, we hope to prevent,or at least slow, the effects of gravity from pulling on our tissues for a long term result. In your case, you may want to consider revision if the asymmetry continues to be problematic after 6 months. Thanks for the photos.

Randy Wong, MD

Honolulu Plastic Surgeon

What Type of Breast Lift Would I Need? I know that it is hard to tell from a picture. However, I'd like an idea on what would be done. So I am able to do more research prior to my consultations. Based on doing some of my own measurements. I think I have pseudoptosis Thanks

A: Pseudoptosis of the breast

Pseudoptosis is caused by an excess if skin relative to the volume of the breast without descent of the nipple position. This can be addressed with a variety of mastopexy options such as a doughnut or vertical skin excision. These techniques can alter the contours aesthetically without the extensive incisions and dissection of the full breast lift. The imblance of "surface" to "volume" will be corrected, but speak to several surgeons about their experience and ask to see their results before investing in your own breasts.

Randy Wong, MD

Honolulu Plastic Surgeon