Avoiding Vertical Breast Lift Scar?

I had a consultation today for a breast lift with implant. I really do not want that long verticle scar that accompanies most breast lifts. The surgeon measured me and said I was a 29? He said that I would need the lift with the anchor incision, or I could just have the implant without lift, but the implant would go on top of the muscle. I'm really dissapointed because I do not want that large vertical scar. What are my other options for a lift? I have another consultation scheduled with a different surgeon, but I want to know if they are just going to tell me the same thing.

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No vertical scar breast lift

Hi, Fortunately women like yourself not desiring a vertical scar with a breast lift, have an option. This technique was developed after many years of performing the same unsatisfying and non-aesthetic lifts. It eliminates the need for a vertical scar regardless of the degree of ptosis (sagginess or excess skin). It also provides for a "Barbie" like fullness that is achieved by 'coning' a woman's own breast tissue, therefore, eliminating the need for implants. Examples are provided... more

Avoid Breast Lift Vertical Scar-Find an Expert

Thank you for your question. Many surgeons today perform the Circumareolar, Donut or Benelli Breast Lift which places the only scar around the Nipple Areola and avoids the vertical scar. However a good result requires and expert surgeon and not all breasts can be lifted using the no vertical scar technique. Ask your surgeon about the risk of pleats aroung the Areola using this technique-this is the main limitation.

All Breast Lifts Results are NOT the Same - Choose Carefully

Regarding: "Avoiding Vertical Breast Lift Scar? I had a consultation today for a breast lift with implant. I really do not want that long verticle scar that accompanies most breast lifts. The surgeon measured me and said I was a 29? He said that I would need the lift with the anchor incision, or I could just have the implant without lift, but the implant would go on top of the muscle. I'm really dissapointed because I do not want that large vertical scar. What are my other... more

Breasts left without a vertical scar.

Thank you for your question. As you may see there are multiple options for breast lift surgery. A crescent lift or a periareolar lift does not leave a vertical scar but if your surgeon did not recommend them he or she likely feels that you need a great deal of skin tightening. There are vertical scar only lifts, which do not remove as much skin either, but this is the scar that is putting you off. There it is a type of lift that leaves a scar only around the areola and... more

Avoiding scars with breast lifts

Your photos show a relatively severe grade of ptosis or breast sag. In order for you to be happy with the shape of your breast long term, you really need to have some type of breast reshaping breast lift. Every surgeon is going to have a particular technique that works best for them and there really is no right or wrong way to provide a breast lift procedure. But every technique has slightly different scarring. I have found that if a scar heals poorly, it tends to be the horizontal scar... more

Scar is Part of Breast Lift

There are many different techniques and incisions for performing breast lift, but they don't all produce the same results and every patient may not be a well suited candidate for many of the techniques. To add to the challenge, experts may disagree about what might be the best technique for a specific patient. As you consult with different surgeons and research different techniques, look at before and after (at least 6 months post-op) pictures of women who start out with... more

May consider staging the implant and lift procedures

Your questions hits at the core of breast surgery. The balance between breast shape and the resulting scar. The implant alone will give you a better volume and improved appearance in a bra/clothing. However, the implant alone will not significantly improve the droopines of you breast. Here is the trade off. If you cannot tolerate the scar, and can accept the droopiness, then get the implant alone, you can get a lift later if you desire. To get a nice result with one surgery, you may... more

Your Picture Suggests That Your Breast Lift Could Be Performed Without A Vertical Incision

Patients frequently express anxiety about the vertical skin incision used when breast lift surgery is performed. Unlike incisions placed around the areola and in the breast fold, this incision is not easily hidden. Plastic surgeons prefer avoiding this incision whenever possible, but realize that in some cases it represents a necessity. The correction of breast sag requires the removal of excess skin. The more severe the breast sag, the greater the amount of excess skin... more

Scars

There are many ways of performing a breast lift. The vertical breast scar can be avoided in some patients by using a peri areolar technique.

The vertical scar

Hi Amerriott, I would be quite cautious in your search for a breast lift that does not involve a vertical scar. Traditionally, three incisions are available to lift the breast. These are the incisions around the areola, the vertical, and the horizontal. If one was to compare the quality of these scars once healed, one would find, surprisingly, that it is the vertical scar that heals best. Quite often these vertical incisions are extremely... more