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Benelli Lift + Implants Instead of Lollipop Lift for Large Breasts?

asked 1 year ago by 857864anon
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,801 times
Tags: after weight loss, benelli, implant, lift, lollipop

I would very much appreciate your help. I lost 77 lbs. several years. All of my skin snapped back just fine except my breasts. Most people that see me in a swimsuit can't believe I ever lost weight. I'm hoping my good skin "elasticy" will help. I want to get a lift/implants/asymmetry correction. I want to avoid the vertical scar. Is there any way I can get away with it? I would even be willing to have one Benelli-type lift + implants and then go back for another. What do you guys think?

16 answers to Benelli Lift + Implants Instead of Lollipop Lift for Large Breasts?

Breast lift without vertical scar that achieves appearance of implants

Hi, There is a new technique called the Ultimate Breast Lift that will lift your breasts without a vertical scar and achieve the appearance of having implants. If you are happy with your current cup size, this procedure is perfect for you. An added benefit to this new technique is that there is NO VERTICAL SCAR. Scars are hidden and results are natural. No need for implants to achieve upper pole fullness!

Gary M. Horndeski, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.horndeski.com

You need the full lift

Unfortunately, you will be very unhappy with the shape of your breasts with only a Benelli lift (periareolar). This will leave you flat in front and saggy at the bottom, not a pretty look. You need a full lift and a moderate implant for the best result. Always trade shape for scar.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

You can avoid a vertical scar

Don't have a breast lift. The Binelli is a poor excuse for a breast lift. When you get saggy breasts, you have too much skin -- you need to have it removed. Binelli lifts leave you with stretched scars, nipples and flat breasts. Other than that it is a great procedure.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Consequences of an inadequate breast lift

In my opinion, you will achieve the best result with a full breast lift using either a vertical or vertical/horizontal scar mastopexy. IT is quite likely that you will need a breast reduction in combination with a breast lift in order to reduce the sagging (ptotic) breast tissue (parenchyma). If you go with implants or the implant/Benelli, it is my prediction that within 9 months the breast implants will settle and give you a potential "rock in the sock" deformity.... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Benelli (periareolar lift) vs vertical lollipup lift.

Generally speaking I reserve the periareolar lift for mild case of breast ptosis. This operation reduces the breast skin around the areola and causes some flatness (lack of projection) I have pre. Op and post op photos of both procedures on my web site. A vertical lift is a more powerful procedure and provides you with a better nipple projection. So remember the results are not equal.

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD
Morristown Plastic Surgeon

For BEST results - in this case a Short Scar Breast Lift is the BEST Option

Regarding: "Benelli Lift + Implants Instead of Lollipop Lift for Large Breasts? I would very much appreciate your help. I lost 77 lbs. several years. All of my skin snapped back just fine except my breasts. Most people that see me in a swimsuit can't believe I ever lost weight. I'm hoping my good skin "elasticy" will help. I want to get a lift/implants/asymmetry correction. I want to avoid the vertical scar. Is there any way I can get away with it? I would... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift Options

Hi there- Unfortunately you are not a candidate for a limited scar breast lift, such as a Benelli type procedure. Quite often, I see women like yourself with appropriate concerns for the scars of a breast lift. Here's the problem- if you undergo a procedure that cannot achieve your desired breast shape because of the scar you think you want, and then have ugly or funny looking breasts, you won't be happy, right? If you are going to have a procedure to improve your... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

Candidates for Benelli Lift

You are not a candidate for a Benelli lift, which would minimally elevate your nipple and provide no lower pole tightening and elevation. In addition to an inadequate lift with more sagging related to the weight of the implant, the scar around the areola would be quite visible. You need a full lift. Most patients are scared of the vertical scar, however, this is the scar that almost always heals the best and fades with time, and is rarely an issue. Go for the full lift. Most patients do... more

Hayley Brown MD
Henderson Plastic Surgeon

Benelli lift is only for mild sagging

The type of breast lift depends on how far the nipple must be raised to keep it up on the front of the breast. The Benelli lift and other around the nipple techniques are effective for small degrees of ptosis, or to equalize nipple size in an asymmetric breast. With significant weight loss and sagging of the nipple two to three centimeters or more below the breast fold, a vertical lift will be required. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Benelli Lift + Implants Instead of Lollipop Lift for Large Breasts

Thanks for the photos. From them my opinion is you require a full lift or a full lift + small implant. Best is to see 3 boarded surgeons in your area. You need the hated "verticle scar" Sorry.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Attempting a Benelli lift with significant breast droop

I advise you not to consider the Benelli lift with the photos you show, especially if you are also considering an augmentation. The Benelli / periareolar / donut mastopexy works well for correcting slight nipple positional asymmetries, and since it can slightly move a nipple up, the procedure can technically be called a breast lift. The problem is, if there is significant force on the scar (such as a real lift, or added volume of implants), the scars tend to stretch out and the... more

Michael A. Bogdan, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Benelli v. vertical lift

In my opinion, you should go for the vertical lift. Although a surgeon can perform a Benelli-type periareolar lift you have significant ptosis and excess horizontal skin to justify a vertical scar lift and make a periareolar lift inadequate. There will be such a mismatch in concentric circular incisions that there will be inordinate amount of puckering , flattening, loss of shape, and eventual widening of either the scar or the areola. Sometimes a larger, more projecting implant can... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast Lift Technique after Weight Loss?

Thank you for the question and pictures. Congratulations on your significant weight loss. Unfortunately, given your significant weight loss and unavoidable loss of skin elasticity as well you will not do well with a “limited” (Benelli) breast lift. A full mastopexy with vertical and/or horizontal incisions will be necessary. Although your concerns regarding scarring are understandable, most patients undergoing this procedure will accept scarring as long as... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Vertical vs Benelli

It is difficult to say from the photos because it really depends upon your skin quality and how much the nipple areola has to move upward.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Benelli Breast Lift

The Benelli Lift is a Circumareolar Lift which is limited to excess skin around the areola. With such a weight loss like you've had I would recommend a regular anchor lift.

Robert N. Young, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Breast lift techniques and scarring

The further the breast has fallen, the more extensive the surgery will be: crescent mastopexy benelli mastopexy vertical lollipop mastopexy Crescent mastopexy When the nipple has fallen only slightly, you may be a candidate for a crescent mastopexy. This procedure involves removing a small crescent of breast skin and breast tissue directly above the areola (the colored area around the nipple). You are left with a small scar above the areola. See Dr. Rodriguez... more