Combining Breast lift and areola reduction?

Every breast lift operation has a periareolar incision, and as such, you will be modifying the size of the areola.  You should ask for a breast lift, and just tell your surgeon what size areola you like - it should not be billed as an additional procedure.

Most breast lift procedures include reducing the areola.  The goal is an areola that is appropriately sized for the reshaped and lifted breast.  Women's natural areolas vary greatly in diameter.  Most patients seeking breast lift desire a smaller, more compact size. The lift moves the nipple and... more

There are many types of breast lifts performed and in general the areola reduction is part of any type of breast lift.  Breast lifts can involve an incision just around the new small areola, or they can be the lollipop, which goes around the areola and then down the breast, and lastly around the areola,... more

The brief answer to your question is yes. They can be done together. However, therea are many different options for breast lift incisions and the choice depends on the degree of ptosis (sagging). Depending on the size of the areola certain outcomes may occur which may necessitate the need for a two stage... more

Depending on how much sag you have or how large your breast is, the areolar reduction incision can provide all the necessary skin excision to give you a lift without any scars other than that delineating the areola. My personal opinion is that the "inverted T" (also known as "Wise pattern... more

Hi! You always get reduction of the areolas with a well performed breast lift. In New York, we do breast lifts with either a scar around the nipple only. or a lollypop scar, depending on your anatomy. You do not lose nipple sensation with a breast lift.

 A breast lift and an areola reduction are commonly performed as part of the breast lift.  The loss of sensation of the nipple areola complex is multifactorial. It can happen but it is not common.

Many patients who have large breasts or sagging breasts also have had the areola stretch out.  Ideally, the areola  should be about 4 cm(less than 2 inches) in diameter.  Breast lift procedures and breast reduction procedures involve removing tissue around the areola ,and when the areola is... more

There are several options for mastopexy and you may hear such terms as concentric or donut mastopexy, short scar or vertical mastopexy and full mastopexy with a wise pattern (anchor type scar).  Each of these are designed for greater degrees of ptosis or drooping and you should seek an experienced surgeon... more

Breast lift or mastopexy is all about nipple position and the location and size of the nipple will determine the type of mastopexy which would give the best result. The most minimal amount of droop of the breast is often corrected by a round block mastopexy. In this procedure the scar line will go around the... more